Satanic Temple takes legal action against Texas abortion law and says members exempt

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profilePro-choice advocates in Texas have been offered a faint ray of hope from a possibly unexpected source this week - Satanists.
46% : "I am sure Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton -- who famously spends a good deal of his time composing press releases about Religious Liberty issues in other states -- will be proud to see that Texas's robust Religious Liberty laws, which he so vociferously champions, will prevent future Abortion Rituals from being interrupted by superfluous government restrictions meant only to shame and harass those seeking an abortion."
46% : "The battle for abortion rights is largely a battle of competing religious viewpoints, and our viewpoint that the nonviable fetus is part of the impregnated host is fortunately protected under Religious Liberty laws," he said.
43% : The Massachusetts-based religious group has filed a letter with the US Food and Drug Administration to make the case that abortion is the faith-based right of its members.
39% : Purportedly in the name of religious freedom, The Satanic Temple has hit back hard against the state's recent institution of draconian anti-abortion laws.

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