Satanic Temple Helps Planned Parenthood Fight for Abortion Rights in Missouri

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Until this month, Missouri had only one abortion provider due to strict abortion laws in the state.

But, that’s about to change, as the Satanic Temple is helping Planned Parenthood fight the state’s laws.

On Monday, the Satanic Temple argued in a Missouri court that the state’s abortion restrictions violate worshippers’ rights to free religious practice.

The organization is challenging two Missouri laws: one that requires patients to look at “unscientific anti-abortion propaganda” and another that forces them to wait 72 hours before their abortions.

Satanic Temple members argue that forcing Satanists to read anti-abortion pamphlets and “consider a religious proposition with which they do not agree” during the 72-hour waiting period constitutes a violation of their beliefs.

Corrie O'Connor