In a state where anti-abortion lawmakers perform public animal sacrifice, The Satanic Temple fights for bodily autonomy.
On Tuesday, January 23 The Supreme Court of Missouri heard oral arguments in The Satanic Temple's (TST) case against the State of Missouri, the day following the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. In a huge victory for The Satanic Temple (TST) this past October, the Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that the organization’s case, which challenges the requirement that women seeking to terminate their pregnancies must endure a 72 hour waiting period and be given mandatory reading material, raises real and substantial constitutional claims. The suit has the potential to change state regulations for religiously motivated abortions, and is the first time that religious belief has been used to challenge Informed Consent Laws.
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“God gave man dominion over life,” Rep. Mike Moon, an Ash Grove Republican, said before discussing his goal of ending abortion in the state.
Blackmore said the mere opportunity given to women seeking abortions to hear a fetal heartbeat and view an ultrasound is a violation of the Satanic Temple’s beliefs, as she said it serves to convince women that their fetus is a separate and viable human, contrary to the Satanists’ beliefs.
“It’s an indoctrination program,” she said.
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it's funny because the law they are suing about is legitimately problematic but their argument based on their religious liberty is absurd on its face. I suppose that is the idea but it is also wasting everyone's time when someone probably has a legitimate constitutional issue with the statutes.
The MO law attempts to enforce a religious viewpoint. It's offensive to anyone who does not believe that life begins at conception and is unconstitutional. The Satanic Temple's claim is legitimate. Their belief that the body is inviolable and subject to one's own will alone is just as sincere and important to their lives than the beliefs of a Christain - which is one reason why the state cannot enforce a singular religious viewpoint over another.
the law seems pretty unconstitutional AND their lawsuit is just as baseless as someone arguing that abortion should be banned based on their religious beliefs.
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Obviously TST is doing this to make the point that there is no room for any religious influence on legislation. I think it's quite clever.