Episode 54: Trust Women!:

Anti-Abortion Violence in America

We, like so many others, are outraged by the recent supreme court leaked draft decision regarding Roe v Wade. This is not a debate about pro-choice vs pro-life, it is an attack on women plain and simple. No one should have the right to make your medical decisions without your consent. This attack on our bodies and our rights has been raging for more than a century. Today we are going to highlight four of the many instances of violence and murder in the name of the so called “pro-life” movement.

Conjure Tip of The Week

Today I want to talk about Bloodstone, also known as the warrior stone. This deep green stone is so well known for its ability to bring courage and resilience, that it was often carried onto the battlefield alongside shields and swords. It’s a stone of courage, facing realities, and finding the strength to persevere no matter what. Get one for yourself and every woman you know, this fight may be long but we will persevere!

Ep. 54 Sources

Liam Stack, The New York Times; "A Brief History of Deadly Attacks on Abortion Providers"

Tim Hrenchir, Topeka Capital-Journal; "What to know about George Tiller, a Kansas abortion provider assassinated by anti-abortion extremist"

Larry Rohter, The New York Times; "Doctor Is Slain During Protest Over Abortions"

Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post; "Tough questions — and answers — on ‘late-term’ abortions, the law and the women who get them"

The Associated Press, The New York Times; "Killer of Abortion Doctor Is Sentenced to Die"

Jennifer L. Holland, The American Historian; "Abolishing Abortion: The History of the Pro-Life Movement in America"

Ronald Smothers, The New York Times; "DEATH OF A DOCTOR: THE OVERVIEW -- Abortion Doctor and Bodyguard Slainin Florida; Protester Is Arrested in Pensacola's 2d Clinic Killing"

Kimberly Hutcherson, CNN; "A brief history of anti-abortion violence"

Joe Stumpe & Monica Davey, The New York Times; "Abortion Doctor Shot to Death in Kansas Church"

Wikipedia; "Anti-abortion violence"

Associated Press, New York Times; "Guilty Plea Expected In Fires at Clinics"

National Abortion Federation; "National Abortion Federation Releases 2020 Violence & Disruption Statistics"

Shaila Dewan, The New York Times; "Olympics Bomber Apologizes and Is Sentenced to Life Terms"

Linley Sanders, YouGoc America; "Most Republicans say the number of coronavirus deaths is acceptable"

Rick Bragg, The New York Times; "As Clinic Blast Is Recalled, Chilling Evidence Emerges"

Tim Searchinger, Craig Hanson, Richard Waite, Brian Lipinski and George Leeson, World Resources Institute; "Achieving Replacement Level Fertility"

Shaila Dewan, The New York Times; "Victims Have Say as Birmingham Bomber Is Sentenced"

Olga Khazan, The Atlantic; "The New Question Haunting Adoption"

Tik Root, Time; "The Baby Brokers: Inside America’s Murky Private-Adoption Industry"

Robby Berman, Medical News Today; "Explaining leaked Roe v. Wade opinion: What could happen next?"