On Tuesday, January 23 The Supreme Court of Missouri heard oral arguments in The Satanic Temple's (TST) case against the State of Missouri, the day following the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. In a huge victory for The Satanic Temple (TST) this past October, the Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that the organization’s case, which challenges the requirement that women seeking to terminate their pregnancies must endure a 72 hour waiting period and be given mandatory reading material, raises real and substantial constitutional claims. The suit has the potential to change state regulations for religiously motivated abortions, and is the first time that religious belief has been used to challenge Informed Consent Laws.
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“God gave man dominion over life,” Rep. Mike Moon, an Ash Grove Republican, said before discussing his goal of ending abortion in the state.
Blackmore said the mere opportunity given to women seeking abortions to hear a fetal heartbeat and view an ultrasound is a violation of the Satanic Temple’s beliefs, as she said it serves to convince women that their fetus is a separate and viable human, contrary to the Satanists’ beliefs.
“It’s an indoctrination program,” she said.
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