Dear friends,
There are some really bad things going on. We’re not going to wring our hands. It’s time for clear-eyed responses.
Israel continues to crush the people of Gaza, and the International Court of Justice ruled today that there is an imminent risk of genocide in Gaza. Although the decision stopped short of ordering an immediate ceasefire, we should not.
Do not be fooled by reports that suggest that the danger to Palestinians has eased.
The city is now encircled by Israeli armored forces and under almost non-stop aerial and ground fire, residents say, and a huge mushroom-like column of smoke billowed skyward from areas of Israeli military operations on Thursday.
Palestinian doctors said Israeli tanks had cut off and were shelling targets around the city’s two main still-functioning hospitals, Nasser and Al-Amal, trapping medical teams, patients and displaced people sheltering inside or nearby.
Tell President Biden that the US must call on Israel to stop the assault on Gaza, including mass displacement and deprivation of aid.
Yesterday, Alabama executed Kenneth Smith using nitrogen gas, which meant that he shook violently and gasped for breath for more than 20 minutes before dying. Smith had survived a previous attempt to execute him by lethal injection.
UN experts on arbitrary executions and torture denounced the decision to go ahead with nitrogen method, which they condemned as a human experiment.
Demand an end to the death penalty. This quick action is co-sponsored by many organizations.
This week, Jessica Valenti highlighted the findings of a new study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, which
used data from the CDC, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and FBI Uniform Crime Reports to come up with their estimate
of the number of pregnancies that resulted from rape in states where abortion is banned.
This data is for the period since the Dobbs decision — less than two years! — and it is shocking. Valenti reminds us that there are no meaningful exceptions in the state abortion bans and that anti-abortion factions will try to discredit the estimate.
The number is 65,000 pregnancies resulting from rape.
Demand access to abortion and reproductive care. This quick action is from Moms Rising. Please add a comment!
Thank you for taking action!
with love,
L