Catherine Hanssens

Founder/Ex. Dir., @CtrHIVLawPolicy

[Catherine Hanssens @CatHanssens]

Anti-abortion pols are so anti-life. SD Gov.Kristi Noem, can't train a puppy, so she kills him rather than let someone capable have him; her goat smells so she kills him too; she rejects fed'l food funding for school children despite 25,000 going hungry. @GovKristiNoem @NastyNoem

[Andrew Fleischman @ASFleischman]

All you need to ask is whether we own our bodies. And whether owning something provides the right to exclude.

[Catherine Hanssens @CatHanssens]

Exactly.

[Steven Yoder @syodertweets]

"Mens rea is a key principle of criminal law, regardless the offender. It’s not a niche issue to provide cover for corporate wrongdoers: it’s the idea that for govt to deprive you of liberty, it has to prove you knew you were doing wrong": https://t.co/PGSdXZiXWQ

[Catherine Hanssens @CatHanssens]

@PeterWaldman @mjs_DC So your point is that when the government tortures and murders it's okay? If you think what Lee did was wrong -- and how could you not -- why would you support someone else engaging in that behavior? You obviously aren't religious -- but is it the old testament, "eye for an eye"?

[Catherine Hanssens @CatHanssens]

In short, cold-blooded torture and relentlessly pursued pre-meditated murder is good when the federal government engages in it. Jesus didn't mix in politics a lot, but he did in the case of public executions: he opposed it, he interceded and stopped it. Barr = murderous heathen.

[Aaron Bosshardt @AaronBosshardt]

In his decision, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle ruled that Florida’s procedures amounted to an “unconstitutional pay-to-vote system” https://t.co/bHsdLOQMCz via @WSJ

[Catherine Hanssens @CatHanssens]

Per Prez Potsie: "We've got it down to 15 people, soon it will be down to zero." @realDonaldTrump

[Catherine Hanssens @CatHanssens]

Trump's a "cheerleader"? Since when does the cheerleader run the ball, get a touchdown? At least be a quarterback, a**hole. We don't need a Potsie in the White House, we need a President in the White House. @realDonaldTrump

[Catherine Hanssens @CatHanssens]

@BrianLehrer NY's vent guidelines are clear: treating physicians CAN'T make triage decisions-it conflicts with duties of care to patients and would lead to biased outcomes. Standard is the likelihood of surviving the current crisis, NOT subjective view of life quality/expectancy.

[CAP on Criminal Justice @CAPonCJ]

Many #COVID19 stay-at-home orders authorize civil or criminal penalties for violation. Jurisdictions should prioritize educating the public about the importance of social distancing and only use the criminal justice process as a last resort. https://t.co/L3OSYM89MN

[Catherine Hanssens @CatHanssens]

So, just to spitball here, if Trump planned to shoot Nikki Haley for being an idiot, and he took a shotgun and readied, aimed and fired but missed, no harm no foul?

[natlblackhealth @natlblackhealth]

NBLCA will now be known as the National Black Leadership Commission on Health (NBLCH) Inc., furthering its mission of advocacy and empowerment to include eight key areas of disparities in Black health. Click to read press release: https://t.co/8Vjy2DXNKP

[Catherine Hanssens @CatHanssens]

It's not too late to stand up for sex workers! It is wrong to support an HIV decrim bill in FL that throws them under the bus. Don't abandon sex workers/women living with HIV--they = 74% of all HIV-related felony convictions in Florida! Stand up for #sexworkers #ENDVAWHIV #MIPA

[CHLP @hivlawandpolicy]

It's Youth Justice Action Month! CHLP staff Amir Sadeghi & Jake Schneider hit the streets of NYC to talk to young people about how they learned about sexual health and to address the needs of youth in state custody. #YJAM #HealthRights4Youth
https://t.co/MVC1aRmvCj

[Justice for Youth (Archived) @justiceforyouth]

On Oct. 24 at 1 pm ET, join @CtrHIVLawPolicy, @lgbtmap, and @justiceforyouth for a discussion of the rights of LGBTQ youth in detention, including their right to sexual health education. Follow the convo here: #HealthRights4Youth #YJAM

[Catherine Hanssens @CatHanssens]

Yes! It is way too late in the anti-violence, anti-criminalization movements to abandon women living with HIV who make up 74% of all HIV-related criminal felony convictions in Florida. Stand up for women! #sexworkers #ENDVAWHIV @CtrHIVLawPolicy @URGE_org @thewellproject #MIPA

[Catherine Hanssens @CatHanssens]

Enough is enough. @MarkHerringVA Stop the witch hunting of LGBT people based on stigma and homophobic assumptions about the lives and sexuality of gay men. Let Galen go.

[Just Future Project @JustFutureOrg]

Bold coalition of 100+ orgs & individuals call on @MarkHerringVA to end the homophobic civil commitment petition against @GalenBaughman #abolishprecrime— https://t.co/uG8Uid8EwZ @CtrHIVLawPolicy @NCLRights @TransLawCenter @CURENational @TheTaskForce @NRCATtweets @guprisonjustice

[Just Future Project @JustFutureOrg]

Bold coalition of 100+ orgs & individuals call on @MarkHerringVA to end the homophobic civil commitment petition against @GalenBaughman #abolishprecrime— https://t.co/uG8Uid8EwZ @CtrHIVLawPolicy @NCLRights @TransLawCenter @CURENational @TheTaskForce @NRCATtweets @guprisonjustice

[Catherine Hanssens @CatHanssens]

@JustFutureOrg @MarkHerringVA @GalenBaughman @CtrHIVLawPolicy @NCLRights @TransLawCenter @CURENational @TheTaskForce @NRCATtweets @guprisonjustice It's time to end the homophobic civil commitment prosecution of Galen Baughman. @MarkHerringVA, do you seriously support the life-long internment of a gay man for TEXTING?

[Catherine Hanssens @CatHanssens]

@dreanyc123 @HopeforVirginia Well said, Andrea @dreanyc123 ! The VA AG @MarkHerringVA has refused to acknowledge a letter about this from dozens of national, state and regional LGBT and civil rights organizations, and nearly a hundred individuals and Virginia residents, many who supported his election.