A city council member from Parkersburg City, W.Va., on Saturday celebrated Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court with a Facebook comment saying liberals "better get ... [their] coathangers ready," according to Newsweek.

Parkersburg City councilman and anti-abortion activist Eric Barber made the comment in response to Sen. Joe Manchin Joseph (Joe) ManchinManchin defends Supreme Court candidate Barrett: 'It's awful to bring in religion' The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Trump, GOP allies prepare for SCOTUS nomination this week Trump meets with potential Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett at White House MORE's (D-W.Va.) "yes" vote on Kavanaugh, which solidified Kavanaugh's confirmation to the high court.

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"Coat hangers" are typically invoked as a reference to highly dangerous back-alley abortions.

Kavanaugh's nomination was surrounded by anxious speculation by abortion rights advocates who said he could be the determining vote in overturning the landmark case Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion in the U.S.

Barber deleted the post but community members have continued to circulate a screenshot of it, Newsweek reported.

Barber's fellow councilman Bob Mercer told local outlet Deep South Voice that he was not intentionally referencing self-induced abortions.

“When he was in Washington, D.C., this year the day Justice Kavanaugh was nominated, a lady threw a coat hanger at him and hit him in the face for being happy about it,” Mercer told Deep South Voice. “He admitted that he should have explained it instead of letting it sit there.”

Barber himself did not respond to Deep South Voice's requests for comment.

“We on Council are kept to a higher standard,” Mercer said, according to the Deep South Voice. “Understand that this statement does not reflect the feelings [of others on the Council].”

Kavanaugh stated during his first set of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings that he understands "the importance of the precedent set forth in Roe v. Wade."

Sen. Susan Collins Susan Margaret CollinsClub for Growth to spend million in ads for Trump Supreme Court nominee Maryland's GOP governor says Republicans shouldn't rush SCOTUS vote before election The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - GOP closes ranks to fill SCOTUS vacancy by November MORE (R-Maine), a pivotal swing vote in his confirmation, said she believes he will not overturn Roe v. Wade based on private conversations she had with him.

Democrats have continued to raise concern about the future of abortion in the U.S., with Sen. Mazie Hirono Mazie Keiko HironoManchin defends Supreme Court candidate Barrett: 'It's awful to bring in religion' Democrats shoot down talk of expanding Supreme Court Democrats unveil plan declaring racism a public health issue MORE (D-Hawaii) on Sunday claiming future judicial and legislative decisions will nullify Roe v. Wade.