#Justice for Arizona

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[heartz4hisch]

SHUT UP IM CRYING

[intersectionalpraxis]

[odinsblog]

When Republicans say they want to “take America back” they mean 160 years back

BREAKING: The Arizona Supreme Court just upheld a 160-year-old abortion ban — making abortion illegal in nearly all circumstances — that will likely shutter clinics in the state.

The 1864 ban predates Arizona's statehood.

This would make abortion punishable by up to 5 years in prison.

[troythecatfish]

This is one of the reasons why stopping the genocide in Palestine is so important. It is the empire's testing ground for human rights violations.

And if America can get away with supporting one genocide with zero repercussions, well then what is stopping them from starting another?

[politijohn]

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“…records show over 700 law enforcement entities had access to this database, from small sheriff's offices, to the Los Angeles and New York police departments, to federal law enforcement agencies and military police units.”

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

For pregnant women in abusive marriages, leaving their is spouse already a difficult decision. Their escape is made even harder in the four states that prevent them from getting a divorce.

Arkansas, Missouri, and Texas all have laws that mandate women seeking a divorce to disclose if they are pregnant, and prohibit judges from finalizing the divorce if they are. No such law exists in Arizona, but judges in practice still will not finalize the divorce of a pregnant woman, according to the American Pregnancy Association.

In Missouri, a law from 1973 requires couples to disclose “whether the wife is pregnant" while filing, and the two must finalize "any arrangements for the custody and support of the children." Justices count the gestating fetus as a child, and have therefore interpreted the law to mean until the pregnancy is finished.

Democratic state Rep. Ashley Aune introduced House Bill 2402 earlier this year, which would remove restrictions around divorcing while pregnant. Aune recently told NPR that "I don't honestly feel very hopeful" about its chance of passing in the Republican-dominated state legislature, but she said she felt compelled to try after hearing harrowing stories from survivors of domestic violence.

"How can you look that person in the eye and say, 'No, I think you should stay with that person,'" Aune said. "That's wild to me."

Activists say that the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022 left pregnant women in abusive relationships with even less control over their lives, and less access to vital resources. Marium Durrani, vice president of policy for the National Domestic Violence Hotline told the outlet that the group received a 100% call increase in the year following the ruling.

"We're seeing lots more people citing reproductive coercion, sexual coercion, reproductive abuse, or pregnancy coercion as part of their experience," she said. "I mean, we are getting calls that are very explicitly like 'I am pregnant.' 'I am trying to escape.' 'I cannot get resources where I am or in my state or my locality.'"

If you or someone you know is affected by domestic violence, there is help available. The National Domestic Violence Hotline can be reached at 800-799-7233. Other resources can be found here.

[violottie]

...i am seething... words arent enough... words are not enough...

"Four women at Arizona State University ASU had their hijabs removed by police following their arrest. In the blurred image, the police are seen removing the hijab from one of the four women and subsequently placing a hoodie over her head after she asked for it to be placed." from Land Palestine, 29/Apr/2024:

[lunearobservatory]

um so this about fav ships but i like the four corners cus i feel like they will just snuggle and bake cookies.

they tried to four way kiss ...

[transformationsproject]

Good News for the Masses!

We are starting the week by celebrating momentous occasions in New York and Arizona! Learn more below.

[inonibird]

Last month I went to the Grand Canyon for the second time; can report it was not any less grand this time around~

[intersectionalpraxis]

[odinsblog]

“The Speaker of the House in 1864 was a fellow by the name of William Claude Jones who went by the name Claude.

His pursuit of nobility began with the marriage to Sarah Freeman, who bore him two children in the 1840s.

His next wife was a girl named Maria del Refugio, who was 12 years old. And according to the Arizona historian, the Journal of Arizona History, he had abducted this 12-year-old that he married as his second wife. And then he moved to Arizona.

He then landed his third wife, Caroline Stevens, who was 15 at the time. At that point in time, he was 50 years old and marrying a 15-year-old. They were only married for a year, though, because in 1885, the historian writes, quote, Jones left Caroline.

She never saw or heard from him again.

Next year, 1868, a local girl named MaeMae was pregnant with his child. She was 14, so they got married after the birth, apparently, and had several children together until she died in 1881 at the ripe old age of 28.

As the Washington Post notes, in 1864, he was elected Speaker of the House, and it was that legislature, the one Jones presided over in 1864, after he had already abandoned his first wife, married a 12-year-old, and was just weeks away from marrying a 15-year-old, although still a few years away from marrying a 14-year-old, it was that legislature that passed the law that said every person who shall administer or caused to be administered any, basically an abortion, shall be sent to prison for not less than two years, nor more than five years. William Claude James.

Yep, that's the guy.

THAT’S the guy Republicans are celebrating in Arizona right now.”

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[leftistfeminista]

“William Claude Jones spent his life wielding his power over women and over girls and their bodies with complete tyrannical domination," says Chris Hayes on the man behind the Arizona abortion ban. "And that is exactly the kind of ‘history and tradition’ that Samuel Alito and the Supreme Court have brought back to the 21st century."

[horrororman]

💀☠️🎂 A Happy #horror Birthday to William Forsythe 🎂☠️💀

#WilliamForsythe

#Halloween (2007).

#TheDevilsRejects (2005).

#RaisingArizona (1987).

#OutforJustice (1991).