FAITHWIRE/ Tré Goins-Phillips-
The new Texas law banning nearly all abortions after six weeks is a violation of “our religious rights,” the Satanic Temple claimed last week.
After the U.S. Supreme Court declined to issue an injunction against the legislation, which took effect this month, the Satanic Temple announced it is taking “legal action” against the Lone Star State to defend its adherents’ “religious rights,” referring to the act of terminating a pregnancy as a “religious abortion ritual” and “a ceremony rooted in our deeply held beliefs.”
“This ritual may be performed by our members as a way to fortify self-worth, instill confidence, and provide spiritual comfort,” the organization stated on its website. “The performance of the Satanic abortion ritual is protected by religious liberty laws. It exempts Satanists from fulfilling any medically unnecessary and unscientific requirement, such as mandatory waiting periods or unwanted sonograms, that interferes with the practice of our ritual.” Continue reading…
