The Satanic Temple Says Texas Abortion Laws Violate Religious Liberty. So, They're Filing Suit.
The Satanic Temple filed a lawsuit against Texas alleging certain state-mandated abortion regulations violate the religious liberty of its members. They say regulations, such as those that require women seeking an abortion to undergo a sonogram and examine the results, read about abortion and sit-out a mandatory waiting period, violate the temple’s religious teachings.
The Satanic Temple, which describes itself as a nontheistic branch of Satanism, wants its followers to be exempt from such regulations. The temple has members across the country, including in Texas.
It's legal to get an abortion in Texas. But the procedure is banned after 20 weeks unless a life-threatening medical condition is involved or the fetus has a severe abnormality. If a person is eligible, the state requires them to get a sonogram and receive paperwork about medical risks, adoption alternatives and developmental stages of the fetus. According to the ACLU, some of the information provided in this paperwork is false.
The state then requires a woman to wait 24 hours after receiving the sonogram and paperwork before she can go through with the abortion. The day-long wait is not required if for those who live 100 miles or more away from the nearest abortion provider.
Read more: https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/the-satanic-temple-says-texas-abortion-laws-violate-religious-liberty-so-theyre-filing-suit-11989024
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