This weekend we are celebrating the birth of our nation. Happy 4th! The Declaration of Independence, signed July 4, 1776, is a brilliant and powerful document. But just like 244 years ago, many marginalized populations in our nation do not enjoy the protections and provisions outlined in our founding documents. In 2020 I am particularly concerned about how life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are withheld from many unborn, disabled, and African Americans. On this episode we’ll look at the Supreme Court’s abortion-related ruling from last week, the premature death of Michael Hickson, a quadriplegic who with Covid was was starved to death in an Austin hospital, and the senseless death of Elijah McClain, an innocent African American young man, at the hands of the Aurora Police Department.

The following links contributed to this episode:

The Declaration of Independence - ConstitutionFacts.com

Twisting Supreme Court precedent - World Magazine

Culture Friday – Losing faith in the Supreme Court - The World and Everything In It

Planned Parenthood CEO Resigns After Staff Say She Engaged in Racist and “Abusive Behavior” - LifeSiteNews

Austin Hospital Withheld Treatment from Disabled Man Who Contracted Coronavirus - The Texan

'LEFT TO DIE' Disabled man, 46, died from coronavirus ‘after docs REFUSED to treat him “because he had no quality of life”‘ - The Sun

Tweet Thread by Steven Spohn providing a perspective from the disabled community on the death of Michael Hickson

A police officer in photos near where Elijah McClain was put in a chokehold has resigned - CNN

Here’s What You Need to Know About Elijah McClain’s Death - The New York Times

Colorado Police Officers Under Investigation Over Photos At Elijah McClain Memorial - National Public Radio

Above the Law: The Data Are In on Police, Killing, and Race - Public Discourse