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	=== Partnerships ===		=== Partnerships ===
	The organization says that several of its members have joined from the abortion rights movement,<ref name=":3">"Abortion 'abolitionists' in Kansas and other states want to charge women with murder." KCUR, June 22, 2023. https://www.kcur.org/news/2023-06-22/abortion-abolitionists-in-kansas-and-other-states-want-to-charge-women-with-murder. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref> and have worked with former Oklahoma State Senator [[~~Joseph Silk (politician)\|~~Joseph Silk]]<ref name=":8">"2022 Abolition NOW EFBC Conference Registration." Free The States. https://freethestates.org/efbc/. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref> and Senator [[Dusty Deevers]].<ref>A. O. L. Staff. "As more seek abortions elsewhere or order pills online, Oklahoma lawmakers seek tougher laws." www.aol.com, February 27, 2024. https://www.aol.com/more-seek-abortions-elsewhere-order-171927733.html. Accessed April 23, 2024.</ref>		The organization says that several of its members have joined from the abortion rights movement,<ref name=":3">"Abortion 'abolitionists' in Kansas and other states want to charge women with murder." KCUR, June 22, 2023. https://www.kcur.org/news/2023-06-22/abortion-abolitionists-in-kansas-and-other-states-want-to-charge-women-with-murder. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref> and have worked with former Oklahoma State Senator [[Joseph Silk]]<ref name=":8">"2022 Abolition NOW EFBC Conference Registration." Free The States. https://freethestates.org/efbc/. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref> and Senator [[Dusty Deevers]].<ref>A. O. L. Staff. "As more seek abortions elsewhere or order pills online, Oklahoma lawmakers seek tougher laws." www.aol.com, February 27, 2024. https://www.aol.com/more-seek-abortions-elsewhere-order-171927733.html. Accessed April 23, 2024.</ref>

	=== Appeal through art ===		=== Appeal through art ===

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	== Activities ==		== Activities ==
	=== Online advocacy===		=== Online advocacy===
	Abolitionists Rising promotes laws and policies that advocate for the outlawing of abortion, indiscriminate of circumstance. In part due to the [[Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization\|overturning of ''Roe v. Wade'']] in 2022'',''<ref name="PRA">Hannah Silver and Cloee Cooper. "101: Abortion Abolitionists." Political Research Associates, October 26, 2023. https://politicalresearch.org/2023/10/26/101-abortion-abolitionists.</ref> and in part due to the group's viral videos on social media (such as via YouTube Shorts),<ref>"'Abolitionist Rising' Becomes Most Viewed Anti-Abortion Channel on YouTube, Besting Major Pro-Life Orgs." Protestia, February 21, 2024. https://protestia.com/2024/02/21/abolitionist-rising-becomes-most-viewed-anti-abortion-channel-on-youtube-besting-major-pro-life-orgs/. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref> the organization gained significant traction in 2023.<ref>Carter Sherman. "An 'abortion abolitionist' became an Oklahoma senator. The fringe is celebrating its big victory." The Guardian, December 14, 2023. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/14/abortion-abolitionist-oklahoma-fringe-victory-roe-wade. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref>		Abolitionists Rising promotes laws and policies that advocate for the outlawing of abortion, indiscriminate of circumstance. In part due to the [[wikipedia:Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization\|overturning of ''Roe v. Wade'']] in 2022'',''<ref name="PRA">Hannah Silver and Cloee Cooper. "101: Abortion Abolitionists." Political Research Associates, October 26, 2023. https://politicalresearch.org/2023/10/26/101-abortion-abolitionists.</ref> and in part due to the group's viral videos on social media (such as via YouTube Shorts),<ref>"'Abolitionist Rising' Becomes Most Viewed Anti-Abortion Channel on YouTube, Besting Major Pro-Life Orgs." Protestia, February 21, 2024. https://protestia.com/2024/02/21/abolitionist-rising-becomes-most-viewed-anti-abortion-channel-on-youtube-besting-major-pro-life-orgs/. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref> the organization gained significant traction in 2023.<ref>Carter Sherman. "An 'abortion abolitionist' became an Oklahoma senator. The fringe is celebrating its big victory." The Guardian, December 14, 2023. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/14/abortion-abolitionist-oklahoma-fringe-victory-roe-wade. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref>

	=== Partnerships ===		=== Partnerships ===

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	=== Theological engagement ===		=== Theological engagement ===
	Often the debaters also opt for the use of biblical language. For example, they consistently describe abortion as "child sacrifice"<ref>Sascha Harvey. "Opinion: Keep your 'abolitionist' rallies off my campus." The Sunflower. https://thesunflower.com/80502/opinion/opinion-keep-your-abolitionist-rallies-off-my-campus/. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref> drawing a parallel between modern abortion and ancient Israel's infanticidal practices in its worship of [[Moloch\|Molech]]. Like the original abolitionists, the group also describes immorality primarily in terms of the category of [[sin]], such as characterizing the practice of [[Slavery\|chattel slavery]] as the sin of "manstealing",<ref>Robert Abzug. "Abolition and Religion." National Humanities Center. https://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/ows/seminars/progressive/Abolition%20and%20Religion.pdf. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref><ref name=":4">"No Exceptions." Abolitionists Rising, May 24, 2023. https://abolitionistsrising.com/no-exceptions/. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref> a word that harkens back to ~~[[Mishpatim\|~~Exodus 21:16]].		Often the debaters also opt for the use of biblical language. For example, they consistently describe abortion as "child sacrifice"<ref>Sascha Harvey. "Opinion: Keep your 'abolitionist' rallies off my campus." The Sunflower. https://thesunflower.com/80502/opinion/opinion-keep-your-abolitionist-rallies-off-my-campus/. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref> drawing a parallel between modern abortion and ancient Israel's infanticidal practices in its worship of [[Moloch\|Molech]]. Like the original abolitionists, the group also describes immorality primarily in terms of the category of [[sin]], such as characterizing the practice of [[Slavery\|chattel slavery]] as the sin of "manstealing",<ref>Robert Abzug. "Abolition and Religion." National Humanities Center. https://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/ows/seminars/progressive/Abolition%20and%20Religion.pdf. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref><ref name=":4">"No Exceptions." Abolitionists Rising, May 24, 2023. https://abolitionistsrising.com/no-exceptions/. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref> a word that harkens back to Exodus 21:16.

	== Controversies ==		== Controversies ==

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	== Controversies ==		== Controversies ==
	In 2023, in [[Wichita, Kansas\|Wichita, Kansas]], a group of Abolitionists Rising members were confronted by a former police officer, who was identified in a video making threats, knocking down a camera, and allegedly injuring one of the debaters.<ref>Stuttgart Daily Leader. "Former SPD patrolman identified in altercation shown in circulating video." Stuttgart Daily Leader, March 17, 2023. https://www.stuttgartdailyleader.com/former-spd-patrolman-identified-in-altercation-shown-in-circulating-video/. Accessed April 13, 2024.</ref>		In 2023, in [[wikipedia:Wichita, Kansas\|Wichita, Kansas]], a group of Abolitionists Rising members were confronted by a former police officer, who was identified in a video making threats, knocking down a camera, and allegedly injuring one of the debaters.<ref>Stuttgart Daily Leader. "Former SPD patrolman identified in altercation shown in circulating video." Stuttgart Daily Leader, March 17, 2023. https://www.stuttgartdailyleader.com/former-spd-patrolman-identified-in-altercation-shown-in-circulating-video/. Accessed April 13, 2024.</ref>

	== External links ==		== External links ==

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	In 2023, in [[Wichita, Kansas\|Wichita]]~~, Kansas~~, a group of Abolitionists Rising members were confronted by a former police officer, who was identified in a video making threats, knocking down a camera, and allegedly injuring one of the debaters.<ref>Stuttgart Daily Leader. "Former SPD patrolman identified in altercation shown in circulating video." Stuttgart Daily Leader, March 17, 2023. https://www.stuttgartdailyleader.com/former-spd-patrolman-identified-in-altercation-shown-in-circulating-video/. Accessed April 13, 2024.</ref>		In 2023, in [[Wichita, Kansas\|Wichita, Kansas]], a group of Abolitionists Rising members were confronted by a former police officer, who was identified in a video making threats, knocking down a camera, and allegedly injuring one of the debaters.<ref>Stuttgart Daily Leader. "Former SPD patrolman identified in altercation shown in circulating video." Stuttgart Daily Leader, March 17, 2023. https://www.stuttgartdailyleader.com/former-spd-patrolman-identified-in-altercation-shown-in-circulating-video/. Accessed April 13, 2024.</ref>

	== External links ==		== External links ==

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	'''Abolitionists Rising''' (formerly known as '''Free The States''' before July 2023) is a Christian-run [[Abortion abolitionism\|anti-abortion]] organization based in [[wikipedia:Norman, Oklahoma\|Norman, Oklahoma]]. The organization facilitated the creation of the [[Norman Statement]] on abortion, which lists the beliefs the organization has regarding abortion (that it should be consider murder, since humans from conception an onwards, are made in the image of God, and thus deserve equal protection under the law of the land) and the abolition of it.<ref>https://abolitionistsrising.com</ref>		'''Abolitionists Rising''' (formerly known as '''Free The States''' before July 2023) is a Christian-run [[Abortion abolitionism\|anti-abortion]] organization based in [[wikipedia:Norman, Oklahoma\|Norman, Oklahoma]]. The organization facilitated the creation of the [[Norman Statement]] on abortion, which lists the beliefs the organization has regarding abortion (that it should be consider murder, since humans from conception an onwards, are made in the image of God, and thus deserve equal protection under the law of the land) and the abolition of it.<ref>https://abolitionistsrising.com</ref>

	==References==		== Key principles ==
			In using the term "[[Abolitionism\|abolitionist]]" in its name, Abolitionists Rising also draws a parallel between pro-abortion rights rhetoric and pro-slavery rhetoric (namely, "My [[Slavery in the United States\|property]], my prerogative" and "My body, my choice").<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5">"Woke Christians Seethe and Rage, Say Viral Anti-Abortion Shirt is 'Racist'." Protestia, May 14, 2023. https://protestia.com/2023/05/14/woke-christians-seethe-and-rage-say-viral-anti-abortion-shirt-is-racist/. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref>
			The organization calls attention to the religious motivation of many [[Abolitionism\|abolitionists]] during the [[Second Great Awakening]], and frequently cites historic abolitionist thought as authority, including that of [[William Wilberforce]], [[William Lloyd Garrison]], and [[Frederick Douglass]],<ref>"Abolitionist Theological Foundations." Abolitionists Rising, May 15, 2023. https://abolitionistsrising.com/theology/. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref><ref>"Biblical, Not Secular." Abolitionists Rising, May 24, 2023. https://abolitionistsrising.com/biblical-not-secular/. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref> especially the belief that humans, from conception onwards, are made in the [[image of God]] and thus deserve [[equal protection under the law]] of the land.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6">Austin Gelder. "New anti-abortion group clogs Stuttgart municipal phone lines, city and emergency services plead for mercy." Arkansas Times, March 21, 2023. https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/03/21/new-anti-abortion-group-clogs-stuttgart-municipal-phone-lines-city-and-emergency-services-plead-for-mercy. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref>

			== Activities ==
			=== Online advocacy===
			Abolitionists Rising promotes laws and policies that advocate for the outlawing of abortion, indiscriminate of circumstance. In part due to the [[Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization\|overturning of ''Roe v. Wade'']] in 2022'',''<ref name="PRA">Hannah Silver and Cloee Cooper. "101: Abortion Abolitionists." Political Research Associates, October 26, 2023. https://politicalresearch.org/2023/10/26/101-abortion-abolitionists.</ref> and in part due to the group's viral videos on social media (such as via YouTube Shorts),<ref>"'Abolitionist Rising' Becomes Most Viewed Anti-Abortion Channel on YouTube, Besting Major Pro-Life Orgs." Protestia, February 21, 2024. https://protestia.com/2024/02/21/abolitionist-rising-becomes-most-viewed-anti-abortion-channel-on-youtube-besting-major-pro-life-orgs/. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref> the organization gained significant traction in 2023.<ref>Carter Sherman. "An 'abortion abolitionist' became an Oklahoma senator. The fringe is celebrating its big victory." The Guardian, December 14, 2023. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/14/abortion-abolitionist-oklahoma-fringe-victory-roe-wade. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref>

			=== Partnerships ===
			The organization says that several of its members have joined from the abortion rights movement,<ref name=":3">"Abortion 'abolitionists' in Kansas and other states want to charge women with murder." KCUR, June 22, 2023. https://www.kcur.org/news/2023-06-22/abortion-abolitionists-in-kansas-and-other-states-want-to-charge-women-with-murder. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref> and have worked with former Oklahoma State Senator [[Joseph Silk (politician)\|Joseph Silk]]<ref name=":8">"2022 Abolition NOW EFBC Conference Registration." Free The States. https://freethestates.org/efbc/. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref> and Senator [[Dusty Deevers]].<ref>A. O. L. Staff. "As more seek abortions elsewhere or order pills online, Oklahoma lawmakers seek tougher laws." www.aol.com, February 27, 2024. https://www.aol.com/more-seek-abortions-elsewhere-order-171927733.html. Accessed April 23, 2024.</ref>

			=== Appeal through art ===
			Much of the artwork generated by Abolitionists Rising is created by T. Russell Hunter, one of the main debaters who is frequently featured in the organization's social media content. Many of these artworks are put on posters, which are held up at art walks and other public streets to prompt conversation.<ref name=":2">"Ideological enemies." WORLD. https://wng.org/articles/ideological-enemies-1686106201. Accessed April 11, 2024.</ref>

			=== Theological engagement ===
			Often the debaters also opt for the use of biblical language. For example, they consistently describe abortion as "child sacrifice"<ref>Sascha Harvey. "Opinion: Keep your 'abolitionist' rallies off my campus." The Sunflower. https://thesunflower.com/80502/opinion/opinion-keep-your-abolitionist-rallies-off-my-campus/. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref> drawing a parallel between modern abortion and ancient Israel's infanticidal practices in its worship of [[Moloch\|Molech]]. Like the original abolitionists, the group also describes immorality primarily in terms of the category of [[sin]], such as characterizing the practice of [[Slavery\|chattel slavery]] as the sin of "manstealing",<ref>Robert Abzug. "Abolition and Religion." National Humanities Center. https://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/ows/seminars/progressive/Abolition%20and%20Religion.pdf. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref><ref name=":4">"No Exceptions." Abolitionists Rising, May 24, 2023. https://abolitionistsrising.com/no-exceptions/. Accessed April 10, 2024.</ref> a word that harkens back to [[Mishpatim\|Exodus 21:16]].

			== Controversies ==
			In 2023, in [[Wichita, Kansas\|Wichita]], Kansas, a group of Abolitionists Rising members were confronted by a former police officer, who was identified in a video making threats, knocking down a camera, and allegedly injuring one of the debaters.<ref>Stuttgart Daily Leader. "Former SPD patrolman identified in altercation shown in circulating video." Stuttgart Daily Leader, March 17, 2023. https://www.stuttgartdailyleader.com/former-spd-patrolman-identified-in-altercation-shown-in-circulating-video/. Accessed April 13, 2024.</ref>

			== External links ==
			*[https://abolitionistsrising.com/ Official website]
			*[https://abolitionistsrising.com/norman-statement The Norman Statement]

			== References ==

			[[Category:Anti-abortion organizations in the United States]]
			[[Category:Organizations based in Oklahoma]]
			[[Category:Protestant organizations]]
			[[Category:Anti-abortion organizations]]

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	\| leadership = [[Rachel Burkey]] (administrative director), [[Sam Riley]] (media director)		\| leadership = [[Rachel Burkey]] (administrative director), [[Sam Riley]] (media director)
	\| theological_tradition = [[~~Christian~~]]		\| theological_tradition = [[Abortion abolitionism]]
	\| date_founded = 2018		\| date_founded = 2018
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	'''Abolitionists Rising''' (formerly known as '''Free The States''' before July 2023) is a Christian-run [[Abortion abolitionism\|anti-abortion]] organization based in [[wikipedia:Norman, Oklahoma\|Norman, Oklahoma]]. The organization facilitated the creation of the [[Norman Statement]] on abortion, which lists the beliefs the organization has regarding abortion (that it should be consider murder, since humans from conception an onwards, are made in the image of God, and thus deserve equal protection under the law of the land) and the abolition of it.		'''Abolitionists Rising''' (formerly known as '''Free The States''' before July 2023) is a Christian-run [[Abortion abolitionism\|anti-abortion]] organization based in [[wikipedia:Norman, Oklahoma\|Norman, Oklahoma]]. The organization facilitated the creation of the [[Norman Statement]] on abortion, which lists the beliefs the organization has regarding abortion (that it should be consider murder, since humans from conception an onwards, are made in the image of God, and thus deserve equal protection under the law of the land) and the abolition of it.<ref>https://abolitionistsrising.com</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	'''Abolitionists Rising''' (formerly known as '''Free The States''') is a Christian-run [[Abortion abolitionism\|anti-abortion]] organization based in [[wikipedia:Norman, Oklahoma\|Norman, Oklahoma]]. The organization facilitated the creation of the [[Norman Statement]] on abortion, which lists the beliefs the organization has regarding abortion (that it should be consider murder, since humans from conception an onwards, are made in the image of God, and thus deserve equal protection under the law of the land) and the abolition of it.		'''Abolitionists Rising''' (formerly known as '''Free The States''' before July 2023) is a Christian-run [[Abortion abolitionism\|anti-abortion]] organization based in [[wikipedia:Norman, Oklahoma\|Norman, Oklahoma]]. The organization facilitated the creation of the [[Norman Statement]] on abortion, which lists the beliefs the organization has regarding abortion (that it should be consider murder, since humans from conception an onwards, are made in the image of God, and thus deserve equal protection under the law of the land) and the abolition of it.

			==References==

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	\| headquarters = [[wikipedia:Norman, Oklahoma\|Norman, Oklahoma]]		\| headquarters = [[wikipedia:Norman, Oklahoma\|Norman, Oklahoma]]
	\| type = Religious Activism		\| type = Religious Activism
	\| founders =		\| founders = [[T. Russell Hunter]] (executive director)
	\| leadership =		\| leadership = [[Rachel Burkey]] (administrative director), [[Sam Riley]] (media director)
	\| theological_tradition =		\| theological_tradition = [[Christian]]
	\| date_founded = ~~2020~~		\| date_founded = 2018
	\| affiliations =		\| affiliations =
	\| notable_figures =		\| notable_figures =