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Satanists Demand Religious Exemption To Perform ‘Abortion Ritual’ Illegal Under Texas Law

Tim Pearce
Satanists Demand Religious Exemption To Perform ‘Abortion Ritual’ Illegal Under Texas Law
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The Satanic Temple (TST) is challenging a Texas law that bans most abortions after a heartbeat can be detected in the unborn child.

The Satanists argue that the law restricts their right to free religious practice, referring to abortions as a “religious abortion ritual” and “a ceremony rooted in our deeply-held beliefs” on the TST website.

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