- American Satanists are lobbying for abortion pills as a right based on faith.
- The Satan Temple submitted a letter to the US Food and Drug Administration stating that the abortion drugs mifepristone and misoprostol were part of its “sacrament” abortion ritual.
- It is fighting a new law in Texas that prohibits abortion after six weeks of pregnancy.
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America’s Satan Temple Is lobbying against a Texas law that prohibits abortion after the mother is six weeks pregnant.
This Massachusetts-based group operates an officially recognized And tax-free religion, Said that it does not actually worship Satan in any way.Instead, founder Lucian Greaves told PRX In 2019, the organization regarded Satan as a symbol of “resisting tyranny.”
According to the organization, the organization wrote to the US Food and Drug Administration stating that abortion is a right based on faith. Boston Herald.
It also said on Twitter that its lawyers have asked the FDA to provide its members with mifepristone and misoprostol pills. Usually used to induce medical abortion.
According to the Herald, the letter from the Satan Temple stated that these drugs were part of its “sacrament” abortion ritual.
Attorneys from the Temple of Satan (TST) wrote to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting that TST be able to obtain abortion pills without being subject to FDA regulations. We still have religious freedom and we believe in physical autonomy.#Rovswald pic.twitter.com/cJsmZ2WMul
-Satan Temple (@satanic_temple_) September 1, 2021
It added that, therefore, access to these drugs would belong to the United States Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Which makes Native Americans used hallucinogen cacti in traditional rituals, according to Texas Media exports KVUE.
“I am sure that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton-who is known for spending a lot of time writing press releases on religious freedom issues in other states-will be proud to see Texas Sri Lanka’s strong religious freedom law (which he strongly supports) will prevent future abortion ceremonies from being interrupted by unnecessary government restrictions, which will only humiliate and harass those seeking abortions,” Lucien Greaves, co-founder of the organization Written in a statement, according to KVUE.
Texas’ six-week abortion ban took effect last year Midnight on Wednesday, Later The U.S. Supreme Court failed to prevent it on the basis of technicality. The ruling depends on whether the court currently has the right to intervene in disputes that most people believe are not ready for a full hearing on the merits of the case. The judges stated in their decision that they did not rule on the core issue of whether the new Texas law is in compliance with the Constitution.
The new law prohibits abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, and will only be exempted in medical emergencies. It also provides $10,000 (R140,000) to anyone who successfully prosecutes abortion providers or assists in illegal abortions.
US President Joe Biden blasted the bill last week, calling it “A flagrant violation of Roe V Wade’s constitutional rights.”
