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How the Satanic Temple is using 'abortion rituals' to claim religious liberty against the Texas' 'heartbeat bill'

  • Written by Joseph P. Laycock, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
imageTwo women hold mock pro-life signs in what they call an 'Abortrait room' at the Satanic Temple’s headquarters to protest abortion laws. Joseph Prezioso / AFP via Getty images

Texas’s controversial anti-abortion law known as the “Heartbeat Bill” went into effect at midnight on Sept. 1, 2021. Less than 24 hours later, the U.S....

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