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Related: About this forumThe Satanic Temple: "Satanic Abortions" Are Protected by Religious Liberty Laws
https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/08/05/the-satanic-temple-satanic-abortions-are-protected-by-religious-liberty-laws/
The Satanic Temple: Satanic Abortions Are Protected by Religious Liberty Laws
By Hemant Mehta, August 5, 2020
Several years ago, The Satanic Temple argued in court that one of their members in Missouri didnt need to abide by the states 72-hour waiting period for abortions because it violated her belief that ones body is inviolable, subject to ones own will alone. (That lawsuit was ultimately unsuccessful in part because she was no longer pregnant when the judge issued a ruling.)
They tried a similar tactic in 2019, this time with an anonymous plaintiff whose own pregnancy timeline wouldnt be an issue, but that didnt work either. The courts said that whatever obstacles there were to obtaining an abortion in Missouri, women could still theoretically get them and this plaintiff wasnt singled out because she was a Satanist. So a lawsuit based on religious discrimination was a no-go.
Thats why, today, The Satanic Temple is laying the groundwork for future battles over abortion. Theyre announcing that all first trimester abortions must be exempt from state regulations that hinder access to the procedure because such hurdles violate two of their Seven Fundamental Tenets regarding bodily autonomy and adherence to best scientific practices.
Theyre basically using the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision which an evangelical business owner used to prevent insurance providers from covering his employees birth control to defend a womans right to choose.
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The Satanic Temple: "Satanic Abortions" Are Protected by Religious Liberty Laws (Original Post)
NeoGreen
Aug 2020
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wackadoo wabbit
(1,214 posts)1. Here's a link to their page, which includes the Satanic Abortion Ritual
3Hotdogs
(13,363 posts)2. Can you elaborate on the connection between this and the Hobby Lobby decision?
Ferrets are Cool
(21,951 posts)3. K and R