Satanists Support Reproductive Rights

By Camilo Echeverri Bernal on May 22, 2015

The Satanic Temple, which has come up in so many legal arguments as of late has now decided to also fight for the right of people to get an abortion. It seems that Satanists support reproductive rights.

A woman who has decided to use the name Mary Doe to protect her own identity was turned down by Planned Parenthood, who following the state of Missouri’s law told her that she had to wait 72 hours. As a result of this she contacted The Satanic Temple, being a Satanist herself.

“As an adherent to the principles of the Satanic Temple, my sincerely held religious beliefs are:  my body is inviolable and subject to my will alone,” Doe wrote on her letter to the state.

The Temple, backing her after she sought their help is currently suing the state of Missouri to have the waiting period for all abortions waived. The refusal to waive the 72 hours was what prompted the lawsuit.

The Temple and its spokesperson Lucien Greaves said that the waiting period requirements are “unduly restrictive.”

It seems, however that Doe may not be the only plaintiff and that her complaint may be part of a class action-type claim.

And although other women may not identify with Doe’s convictions, “Mary Doe is not alone in her beliefs,” said James MacNaughton, one of Doe’s attorneys.

MacNaughton is also looking into similar situations where class-action lawsuits have been filed on the behalf of anonymous clients, as Doe and whomever she is filing with would remain anonymous for safety reasons.

“Physicians have been shot by people on the other side of the debate on whether the fetus is just tissue or an unborn child,” MacNaughton said.

To aid her upcoming case, The Satanic Temple has also opened a fundraiser on the website indiegogo. They have managed to raise $16,000 in 16 days, with 44 days remaining on the fundraiser.

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