Missouri abortion ban wasn't about lawmakers imposing religious beliefs, judge says

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Source: ABC News/AP

June 15, 2024, 4:19 PM


A judge in Missouri says lawmakers who passed a restrictive abortion ban were not trying to impose their religious beliefs on everyone in the state, rejecting a case filed by more than a dozen Christian, Jewish and Unitarian Universalist leaders who support abortion rights.

The groups sought a permanent injunction last year barring Missouri from enforcing its abortion law and a declaration that provisions violate the state Constitution. One section of the statute at issue reads: “In recognition that Almighty God is the author of life, that all men and women are ‘endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among those are Life.’”

Judge Jason Sengheiser said in his ruling Friday that there is similar language in the preamble to the Missouri Constitution, which expresses “profound reverence for the Supreme Ruler of the Universe.” The rest of the challenged provisions contain no explicit religious language, he said.

“While the determination that life begins at conception may run counter to some religious beliefs, it is not itself necessarily a religious belief,” Sengheiser wrote. “As such, it does not prevent all men and women from worshipping Almighty God or not worshipping according to the dictates of their own consciences.”

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/judge-rejects-religious-leaders-challenge-missouri-abortion-ban-111157417

[hlthe2b]

1. Bullshit. n/t

[joshdawg]

2. I second that!

[Marthe48]

3. Horse manure

n/t

[Lonestarblue]

4. What a liad of horse pucky!

“While the determination that life begins at conception may run counter to some religious beliefs, it is not itself necessarily a religious belief.” There is certainly no science that supports this belief. If only religious extremists believe this concept, then it is based on religion. These right-wing religious judges have no business being on the courts if they can’t separate religious myths from facts.

[CousinIT]

5. It was about exactly that. If "almighty God" is in their state constitution that is about religion

And religion is the reason the ban was imposed.

So their claim is bullshit.

EDIT: I don't care why they imposed the ban. The reasons are irrelevant. They should not be imposing such bans anywhere for any reason.

PERIOD.

[pfitz59]

6. The 'Almighty God' bullshit is destroying our nation, and the world.

It's easy to do harm when you invoke the invisible magical wizard in the sky.

[Farmer-Rick]

7. Well let's look at reality

How does anyone come to the conclusion that life begins at conception?

There is no scientific evidence to support this idea. A sperm lives, it moves and reacts to chemicals. An unfertilized egg is alive, it reacts to stimuli, it is affected by chemicals.

Why is the conception considered the beginning of life? Just because the 2 cells come together doesn't make it anymore alive than before. Isn't it just the continuation of a biological form?

Why is this type of life consider to need protection when we ignore this same type of cell combination in animals to be just fine to eat or destroy?

This totally unfounded, unscientific idea about this type of human life being superior to animal life or other types of human life has no bases in fact.

It is all based on a religious idea that humans are magically special to an imaginary god. It's
preached in churches and religious people embrace it. It's
In Catholic, Evangelical and others' written religious dogma that a fertilized egg of a human is even more special to a non-existent creator.

[niyad]

8. Fucking, lying asshole. Appointed by a puke (greitens).

[DivByZero]

9. That is some twisted pretzel logic

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[AllaN01Bear]

10. as colo sherman potter woud say, horse hockey.

[bluestarone]

11. These CLOWN judges were put in place for a reason.

DESTROY our great country!! VOTE VOTE VOTE.

[dlk]

12. If this were actually true, then where is the documented, scientific evidence?

Is there anything Republicans don't lie about? Their goal is the subjugation and suffering of women, period.

[intheflow]

13. Want to know where this idiot went to seminary.

Reverence to a supreme being is completely different than claiming “men and women” were created by God, and that fetuses count as “men and women.” I mean, if Jews believe life begins at first breath - LIKE IT SAYS IN GENESIS - then how is imposing abortion restrictions NOT a theological conclusion. The fucking mental gymnastics these people go through.

[Blue Idaho]

14. What a crock of shit.

These ChristoFascist judges are taking orders from the pulpits.

[republianmushroom]

15. And what is his religion ?

What a batch of BS.

[tornado34jh]

17. Really? If it wasn't about religion, then what is it then?

Of course it involves religion! Do they really think we are stupid?

[WinstonSmith4740]

18. Actually, yes it does.

“As such, it does not prevent all men and women from worshipping Almighty God or not worshipping according to the dictates of their own consciences.”

The groups that brought this suit need to bring it again, stating that it does, in fact, prevent them from exercising their right to practice their beliefs. Their belief does not ban abortion, why should they have to follow the dictates of another?

[ShazzieB]

19. 🐃💩🐃💩🐃💩🐃💩🐃💩🐃💩🐃💩🐃💩🐃💩🐃💩🐃

[Marcuse]

20. Of course it's not about religion! The fourth reich will ban abortion for all then mandate it for selected populations.

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