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=== 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 === | ||
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 [[ | 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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=== 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 | 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 == | ||
In 2023, in [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]] | 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 == | ||