Texas Is About to Put an Innocent Mom to Death
by Sophie Trist — On April 27, the state of Texas plans to execute Melissa Elizabeth Lucio, a Mexican-American mother of twelve, for a...
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- Feb 9, 2022
- 6 min
Another Raid, Another Murder: Amir Locke, No-knock Warrants, and Police Violence in America
by Samuel B. Parker — In the early morning hours of February 2nd, as officers for the Minneapolis Police Department were executing a...
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- Jan 15, 2022
- 2 min
It's Time to Abolish the Death Penalty
by Judith Evans — “Let’s do it.” Those were the last words spoken by Gary Gilmore, moments before his execution by a Utah firing squad on...
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- Jan 12, 2022
- 3 min
George Stinney Fund Will Provide Reparations for the Families of Those Wrongfully Executed in South
by Sophie Trist — On June 16, 1944, fourteen-year-old George Stinney Jr. became the youngest person to be legally executed in the United...
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- Dec 8, 2021
- 4 min
Horrific Botched Execution in Oklahoma Shows Death Penalty’s Cruelty
by Sarah Terzo — On October 28th, John Grant, 60, was executed in Oklahoma. Witnesses say the execution was botched, and that Grant...
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- Oct 12, 2021
- 6 min
Aimee Murphy's Remarks at the Vigil for Justice
Below are Aimee Murphy's remarks at the 2021 Vigil for Justice held by Rehumanize International and Death Penalty Action to honor the...
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- Oct 10, 2021
- 4 min
We Need Justice for Thousands of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
by Sophie Trist — President Joe Biden has just become the first U.S. president to issue a proclamation in honor of Indigenous People’s...
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- Oct 8, 2021
- 3 min
The Supreme Court Should Not Reinstate the Death Penalty for the Boston Marathon Bomber
by Sophie Trist — On April 15, 2013, two bombs went off near the finish line of the 117th annual Boston Marathon, killing three people...
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- Oct 6, 2021
- 3 min
Bombshell Report Reveals CIA Debated Assassinating Journalist Julian Assange
by Samuel B. Parker — On September 26th, journalists with Yahoo! News published an astonishing report that revealed that the CIA under...
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- Sep 17, 2021
- 3 min
"Legal, not Moral": Mexico’s Supreme Court Annuls Pivotal Abortion Ban
by Samuel B. Parker — In 2018, Mexico’s Supreme Court began to review legal challenges to abortion laws in the northern state of...
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- Sep 1, 2021
- 5 min
Texas's New Abortion Law: A Whole-Life Analysis
by Sophie Trist — In May, Texas passed a new abortion law similar to the heartbeat bills passed in other states. Though comparable laws...
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- Aug 20, 2021
- 5 min
Normalization of Medical Violence: Conscientious Objection Under Global Threat
by Kristina Artuković — In the summer of 2018, a group of 45 activists, medical practitioners, scholars, and attorneys from 22 countries...
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- Aug 17, 2021
- 4 min
Disability is Not a Crime: Preventing Police Violence Towards People with Mental Illness
by Judith Evans — In a year marked by reports of police brutality, two names stood out for mental health advocates in 2020: Daniel Prude...
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- Aug 2, 2021
- 4 min
United Nations Office of Human Rights Issues Groundbreaking Report on Combating Systemic Racism
by Sophie Trist — Following the brutal murder of George Floyd and subsequent racial justice protests around the globe, the United Nations...
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- Jul 11, 2021
- 2 min
Call to Action: Urge President Biden to Close Guantanamo Bay
by Sophie Trist — Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Min) and Rep. David Price (D-NC) are calling on their fellow members of Congress to sign a letter to...
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- Jul 8, 2021
- 4 min
Babies and Dreams: Addressing Structural Inequality While Defending the Preborn
by Katherine Noble — Pro-choice organizations, people, and rhetoric often frame abortion as an easy solution to a complicated problem....
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- Jun 28, 2021
- 5 min
A Loss Mom's Perspective on PA HB118
by Jennifer Walker — Any time some policy related to pregnancy/abortion is brought up, discussion almost immediately gets heated. This...
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- Jun 19, 2021
- 2 min
Juneteenth and Its Symbolic Significance for the Consistent Life Ethic
by Rana Irby — June 19th, or “Juneteenth,” commemorates the end of chattel slavery in the United States. For the Black American...
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- Jun 14, 2021
- 3 min
Tear Gas Can Be Lethal, Especially for the Vulnerable
by Stephanie Hauer — Tear gas is used throughout the world as a form of crowd control. Hong Kong, Bahrain, and Iran deploy it against...
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- Jun 11, 2021
- 2 min
Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act Re-introduced in Congress
by Rana Irby — The fight against the death penalty in the United States has resurged since the resuming of federal executions in the last...
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