Meet The Men Behind Arizona's 1864 Abortion Ban

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MSNBC's Chris Hayes did a deep dive into recent reporting on the child rapist who helped bring us the revived 1864 abortion ban in Arizona, and shredded Justice Samual Alito for the "kind of history and tradition" that he and his fellow conservatives "have brought back to the 21st century."

I first came across this story on Xitter here:

Here's William Jones who authored the 1864 Arizona abortion bill.

Some fun facts:
He abandoned his first wife and their children in Missouri.

His second wife was a 12 year old Mexican girl. He abducted her and after a complaint submitted his resignation to President Buchanan… pic.twitter.com/BgYicI32IB

— Dave Ryder 🌊💙🌎❄🏳️‍🌈 (@daveryder) April 10, 2024

Oh there's more: His 4th wife, a 15 year old Hawaiian native, died in Hawaii from smallpox.

He then married his 5th wife, who divorced him less than 2 years later on grounds of multiple instances of adultery by her husband.

The GOP: Party of Family Values!

— Dave Ryder 🌊💙🌎❄🏳️‍🌈 (@daveryder) April 10, 2024

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