Irene Ros
Chris MorranMarking the anniversary of the #SCOTUS decision overturning #Roe v. Wade with a re-read of this @bykenarmstrong @ProPublica piece on Matthew Hale, the 17th century witch trial judge whose work is cited by Alito in the majority opinion:
https://www.propublica.org/article/abortion-roe-wade-alito-scotus-hale
Draft Overturning Roe v. Wade Quotes Infamous Witch Trial Judge With Long-Discredited Ideas on Rape
Justice Alito’s leaked opinion cites Sir Matthew Hale, a 17th-century jurist who conceived the notion that husbands can’t be prosecuted for raping their wives, who sentenced women to death as “witches,” and whose misogyny stood out even in his time.
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Dan Hoover
post-punked