After welcoming his first child via surrogacy earlier this year, Andy Cohen wants to send his son's dirty diapers to a federal judge who opposes the procedure. The Watch What Happens Live host recently blasted Sarah Pitlyk, the new federal judge who opposes abortion, surrogacy, and in vitro fertilization.
Cohen has been great at keeping his fans up to date with his son Benjamin’s every move. Andy's adorable baby boy was recently voted People’s Cutest Baby Alive, which was printed in the Sexiest Man Alive issue. The Bravo host and producer has shared his joy of fatherhood and is often quoted as saying that every day is a new adventure. 10-month-old baby Benji has already rubbed elbows with his dad’s famous friends, including Jimmy Fallon, Vicki Gunvalson, and Mark Consuelos. The icing on the cake was when the baby made his first appearance in his father’s famous Bravo clubhouse.
The openly gay TV personality was open about welcoming his son via surrogacy. So, it comes as no surprise Cohen's distaste for President Trump's newly nominated federal judge Sarah Pitlyk. Last week, Cohen posted a clip of his “Jackhole of the Day” segment from Watch What Happens Live to his Instagram page. During the clip, the television host expressed his outrage about Pitlyk's appointment that was recently confirmed by the Senate. “Tonight’s Jackhole goes to Sarah Pitlyk, who was confirmed as a federal judge by the Senate today with a lifetime appointment to the U.S. District Court in my home state of Missouri,” Cohen said during his popular late-night talk show.
“She spent the bulk of her career aggressively going after the rights of people to use fertility treatments and surrogacy,” he continued. “Meaning, if you are one of the millions of couples who are struggling to conceive, or who have turned to surrogacy to start a family like I did to have Ben, you are totally screwed on this woman’s watch.” Cohen went on to point out Pitlyk’s lack of trial experience, saying that she had “never even tried a case” before her confirmation. “What she has done is made this country a less safe and fair place for people whose greatest wish is to have a family, and I think that ought to be a crime,” he said, before offering her personal gift from his son. “Judge Pitlyk, I got a shipment of poopy diapers coming your way, on behalf of my son,” Cohen said. The father of one captioned his Instagram post: “I. AM. ENRAGED. And you should be too.”
Back in February, Cohen opened up to People about how difficult it was for him to find a surrogate that would help him live his dream of becoming a father. “I worked with an incredible surrogate,” he said. “She was in California. Surrogacy is illegal in so many states, including New York. I don’t understand why. It’s a voluntary process, obviously.” Cohen shared how lucky he was to find his surrogate. “My surrogate just viewed it as, she was giving me the ultimate gift. She gave me life,” Cohen added. “So I’ll be forever indebted to her.”
Cohen recently joked about setting up his newborn son with Teresa Giudice's daughter. On an episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, the new father played one of his infamous games of housewives’ matchmaker with his guest Caitlin McGee. McGee asked Cohen who he may think would be a good match for his young son. After joking about whether or not age was a factor, he went on to choose Giudice’s youngest daughter, Audriana, who is ten years old. The panel decided his answer was cute and even joked that, since Giudice was in the studio, they could set up the arranged date now. We're sure judge Pitlyk won't be invited to the future wedding.
Source: Andy Cohen, People