The Hill

A group of women dressed as handmaids appeared outside the hearing room where Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh is facing senators.

The protesters in the costumes from the Hulu series "The Handmaid’s Tale" are with Demand Justice, a liberal advocacy group fighting Kavanaugh’s confirmation, CNN affiliate The Hill reported.

The protesters released a statement announcing they were there to bring attention to Kavanaugh’s "anti-abortion, anti-healthcare and anti-women" views. "Brett Kavanaugh is an extremist ideologue who, if confirmed to the Supreme Court, will take away women’s basic rights," the statement read.

Women have been using the hit television show's iconic red handmaid's uniform to call out oppression in real life in recent months. "The Handmaid's Tale" takes place in a dystopia called the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian society, formerly known as the US, where a class of women called the handmaids are subjugated and used only for reproduction.