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Worried about your reproductive rights? Join the Satanic Temple!

By Jessica Stevens

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Amy Coney Barrett has just been confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice and it has many women worrying about their reproductive rights. Barrett’s stance on abortion, per her 1998 Notre Dame Law School article, is that “abortion is always immoral.” Barrett may not have ruled on an abortion case herself, but she has voted to revisit abortion opposition rulings, has signed her name on anti-abortion advertisements in 2006, and has the support of anti-abortion groups. This might have some women worried. So, what can women do to try and keep their reproductive rights? Join the Satanic Temple.

 

The Satanic Temple, founded in 2013 by Lucien Greaves and Malcolm Jarry, is a nontheistic religious group based in the United States. They have 21 chapters in the US, two in Canada, and one in the United Kingdom. Their mission is to encourage benevolence and empathy, reject tyrannical authority, advocate practical common sense, oppose injustice, and undertake noble pursuits. The Satanic Temple has, in the past, confronted hate groups, fought for equal representation when religious installments are places on public property, and provided religious exemption and legal protection against laws that unscientifically restrict women’s reproductive rights.

 

While the closest Satanic Temple to Illinois is in Indiana, those who wish to join the temple can do so online. To become a member one can visit their website, www.thesatanictemple.com, and click on the join tab in the upper right-hand corner. This link will take you to another page that allows you to fill out a membership form. Joining the Satanic Temple is free, but for $25 you can grab yourself a personalized membership card and certificate. There are several options of designs for the card and certificate to choose from and shipping generally takes 3 to 5 business days. No need to sell your soul to the devil.

 

So how does this help protect your womanly reproductive rights? The Satanic Temple claims that first trimester abortions are religious for its members. This makes first trimester abortions protected by the State Religious Freedom Restoration Acts (RFRA), which prohibits the government from interfering with a person’s free exercise of religion. Illinois is one of 21 states that have enacted a version of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

 

For more information about The Satanic Temple visit them online at https://thesatanictemple.com/

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