EDITORIAL: Alabama’s eternal shame
The law's Republican supporters in the state Legislature want Alabamians to believe their motives are pure, that the sanctity of life guides their actions and their only goal is an ultimate reversal of Roe v. Wade. But those supporters by and large also are firm adherents to the death penalty -- a blood sport for conservatives who hypocritically believe you should be killed if you kill.
That's funny, given that Lt. Gov.
It can't.
Ivey's signature allows
It doesn't matter if the woman is raped.
It doesn't matter if the woman is impregnated by her father or brother.
Nearly all of
Littering
Our state repeatedly gave
Our state beat civil rights activists who dared to ride buses.
Our state elected governors who abused their power (
Our state enacted HB56, a xenophobic anti-immigration law in 2011 that the courts quickly dismantled.
Our state still lives under a constitution written by Jim Crow racists whose goal was to steal the franchise from poor whites and dehumanize black Alabamians -- and protect the rich's rights at all costs.
Our state nearly sent
This anti-abortion bill, passed by white
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