As Roe falls, religious abortion rights advocates prepare for next steps

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% :Silver said he has been contacted by others interested in filing similar lawsuits on religious freedom grounds in different states.
50% : "We believe that there's a plan B to the right of privacy argument, and that is the First Amendment," he said.
45% : For the religious right, a victory 50 years in the makingRabhan said NCJW will also fight abortion restrictions at the state level, working to help states with more liberal abortion laws serve as "sanctuary states" and raising money through the Jewish Fund for Abortion Access to help women pay for the cost of terminating a pregnancy should they require it.
45% : He latter added: "You will see lots of lawsuits like this."Last month at a major rally on the National Mall, thousands of Jewish demonstrators gathered to protest abortion laws they say encroach on their religious freedom.
44% :Manson said the longer-term work of Catholics for Choice includes "emboldening Catholics who already are pro-choice to say 'Not in the name of my faith,'" and to rally around the idea that the decision is a "violation of a Catholic principle of religious freedom."
44% :Gosnell was one of many who expressed concern about a concurring opinion issued on Friday by Justice Clarence Thomas, who suggested the court "reconsider" cases dealing with contraception and same-sex marriage.
39% : Abortion "will not be available" there when he returns, he said, because of a "trigger" abortion ban that took effect the same day as the Supreme Court's decision.
37% : "Across the denominations within Judaism, there's a recognition that Judaism permits and sometimes requires abortion if the life and the health of the mother is at risk," Rabhan said.
37% : The clergy said that their denomination considers abortion a complicated issue, but nonetheless mostly a matter of individual choice.
33% : Earlier this month, a synagogue in Palm Beach County sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the state's 15-week abortion ban, which takes effect July 1, arguing that it directly conflicts with a Jewish belief that abortion "is required if necessary to protect the health, mental or physical well-being of the woman.
32% : Last year, faith leaders in Texas were part of a lawsuit to block a ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, arguing a provision that allows private citizens to sue anyone who "aids or abets" someone seeking an abortion violates their religious freedom to counsel someone seeking the procedure.

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