Fri Dec 2, 2022 – 12:17 pm EST
WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — In a victory for the pro-life cause, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee blocked the appointment of the attorney who failed to convince the Supreme Court to stop Mississippi’s abortion law.
Julie Rikelman with the Center for Reproductive Rights was the attorney behind a failed challenge to Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban that led to the reversal of Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs v. Jackson case.
The panel deadlocked Thursday 11-11 on the vote to advance Rikelman’s confirmation. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer must now get 51 votes on the floor of the U.S. Senate to get Rikelman confirmed to the First Circuit.
Pro-life senators have previously criticized Rikelman as LifeSiteNews reported in September.
“Your views on abortion are not middle of the road, they’re not views that most people in their typical lives encounter,” Senator Ted Cruz told Rikelman. “You believe for example that abortion ought to be entirely legal right up until the moment of birth including the ninth month of pregnancy, is that correct?”
She denied that she ever took that position as a legal “advocate” and declined to share her personal views.
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