ms. pitlyk has never tried a case as lead or co-counsel, whether civil or criminal. never examined a witness. she has not taken a deposition. she has never participated at any stage of a criminal matter. pitlyk did have a big thing going for her. she was a clerk for judge brett kavanaugh. her fellow kavanaugh clerk justin walker also rated unqualified by the aba. he was just appointed to the federal bench as well. now we quote from "the washington post." they quote from a court filing where pitlyk herself wrote, the practice of surrogacy has grave effects on society such as diminished respect for motherhood. she argued that surrogacy is harmful to mothers and children. one more thing here, sarah pitlyk is 42 years old and like all federal judges she's been appointed for life meaning with good health she can shape american jurisprudence for upwards of half a century. that is our broadcast for this thursday night. thank you so very much for being here with us. good night from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. >>> the house will bring articles of impeachment a

ms. pitlyk has never tried a case as lead. she has never examined a witness, never taken a deposition.he has never participated at any stage of a criminal matter. she did have a big thing going for her. she was a clerk for judge brett kavanaugh. her fellow kavanaugh clerk justin walker also rated unqualified by the aba. he was just appointed to the federal bench as well. now we quote from "the washington post." they quote from a court filing where pitlyk herself wrote the practice of surrogacy has grave and argued surrogacy is harmful to mothers and children. one other thing here sarah pitlyk is 42 years old and like all federal judges she's been appointed for life. meaning with good health she can shape american judis prudence for upwards of half a century. good news from our nbc headquarters here in new york. >>> you said that president trump abused his pow eastern violated the constitution. so do you believe that president should be impeached? >> i believe that we should introduce articles of impeachment. this is a very sad debt i think for our country. it's something that i would h

ms. pitlyk's record opposing women's reproductive rights and limiting access to health care. ms. pitlyk defended a state law banning abortion at six weeks. she opposed the affordable care act's coverage for contraception and she defended president trump's title 10 gag rule. the trump administration's title 10 gag rule prohibits referrals for abortion care and impose ozonerrous construction requirements on abortion clinics, among other things. the rule effectively pushed planned parenthood out of the title 10 program, curtailing access to health care for millions of low-income women and families. ms. pitlyk has also filed multiple legal briefs containing misinformation. last year she argued without any credible evidence that, quote, racism plays a profound role in the delivery of abortion services, end quote. in another case, ms. pitlyk claimed, again without evidence, that in vitro fertilization leads to higher rates of birth defects, genetic disorders, and other anomalies. i think it's disqualifying for any judicial nominee to make unfounded and unsupported claims, especially in