[ [link removed] ]Kentucky attorney Chad Meredith is a right-wing extremist who has
repeatedly defended abortion restrictions. Sign the petition to tell
President Biden: No more anti-abortion extremists in our courts!
Dear MoveOn member,
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's outrageous and harmful ruling to
overturn Roe v. Wade, President Joe Biden has reportedly caved to a demand
by Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to appoint
anti-abortion extremist Chad Meredith to a lifetime appointment on the
federal bench.^1
Meredith has devoted much of his career to defending abortion restrictions
in Kentucky, including a controversial law that requires doctors who offer
abortions to conduct fetal ultrasounds while playing audio of the
heartbeat and giving vivid descriptions of the image.^2 If that's not
enough, Meredith is also a member of the radically conservative Federalist
Society—which we can thank for anti-Roe Supreme Court Justices Samuel
Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney
Barrett.^3
[ [link removed] ]Abortion bans have already been enacted across a number of states since
the Supreme Court's ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade.^4 [ [link removed] ]We can't afford
even one new anti-abortion jurist on the bench. President Biden shouldn't
consider nominating Chad Meredith to the federal courts.
Tell President Joe Biden: Don't nominate anti-abortion extremists to our
courts.
[4]Sign UltraViolet's petition!
President Biden needs to be using every lever of power to protect and
expand abortion access—and shouldn't give any more power to anti-abortion
judges and politicians. The fact that Senator Mitch McConnell wants
Meredith on the federal court bench is all we need to know about
Meredith's fitness for the job. We are a resolute NO on this appointment,
and you should be too. [ [link removed] ]Tell President Biden he must not consider Chad
Meredith or any anti-abortion extremist for our courts. [ [link removed] ]Click here to
add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.
In solidarity,
Shaunna Thomas
Executive Director, UltraViolet
Sources:
1. "One potential nomination is threatening to ruin Biden's record of
picking good judges," MSNBC, July 11, 2022
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2. "Who is Chad Meredith, the anti-abortion Republican President Biden
plans to make a judge?" Courier Journal, July 6, 2022
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3. "Possible Biden Judicial Pick Defended Abortion Restrictions,"
Bloomberg Law, June 30, 2022
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4. "13 States Have Abortion Trigger Bans—Here's What Happens When Roe Is
Overturned," Guttmacher Institute, June 6 2022
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