The Salem-based Satanic Temple is suing Indiana and Idaho in federal court over their abortion bans, arguing they violate the religious rights of people in those states.
Driving the news: The Satanic Temple filed its complaint against Idaho on Friday, a week after filing a similar one in Indiana.
Both states have <strong>conservative</strong> governors who support near-total abortion bans.
Meanwhile, the temple's home state of Massachusetts restricts abortions after 24 weeks with some exceptions.
Why it matters: The temple is one of several organizations suing to block state laws that almost entirely ban abortions.
The temple, a nontheistic religious group that often gets confused for the Church of Satan, has used religious freedom arguments in a similar lawsuit challenging Texas' abortion ban earlier this year. ...
More & more I feel like joining up with them....I already send $$ to The Lincoln Project & the ACLU, seems like a natural progression.....
Until the christianists succeed in creating an official religion, the satanic temple will have an unassailable argument.