Samuel Alito mocks foreign leaders but cites a foreign jurist who believed in witchcraft Samuel Alito mocks foreign leaders but cites a foreign jurist who believed in witchcraft and thought dreams were evidence In case you needed any further proof that the modern anti-abortion movement is an outgrowth of many centuries of virulent misogyny and violence against women, Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked opinion draft striking down Roe v. Wade relies heavily on a 17th century English jurist who had two women executed for “witchcraft,” wrote in defense of marital rape, and believed capital punishment should extend to kids as young as 14. “Two treatises by Sir Matthew Hale,” Alito wrote in his argument to end legal abortion across America, “described abortion of a quick child who died in the womb as a ‘great crime’ and a ‘great misprision.’ See M. Hale, Pleas of the Crown.” - https://jezebel.com/supreme-court-roe-v-wade-draft-cites-sir-matthew-hale-1848872890 And how did this Sir Matthew Hale d