{"id":115858,"date":"2023-03-30T20:20:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T20:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/?p=115858"},"modified":"2023-03-30T20:20:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T20:20:44","slug":"satanic-temple-opens-abortion-clinic-where-patients-undergo-religious-ritual-before-pregnancy-termination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/satanic-temple-opens-abortion-clinic-where-patients-undergo-religious-ritual-before-pregnancy-termination\/","title":{"rendered":"Satanic Temple opens abortion clinic where patients undergo \u2018religious ritual\u2019 before pregnancy termination"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Satanic Temple has created a telehealth abortion clinic in New Mexico called \u201cSamuel Alito\u2019s Mom\u2019s Satanic Abortion Clinic<\/em>\u201d that will provide abortion inducing drugs to anyone who completes their Satanic religious ritual, a health screening, and a virtual appointment.<\/p>\n

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According to the clinic\u2019s website, \u201cSamuel Alito\u2019s Mom\u2019s Satanic Abortion Clinic is an online clinic that provides religious medication abortion care. The clinic provides abortion medication via mail to those in New Mexico who wish to perform The Satanic Temple\u2019s Religious Abortion Ritual<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first step for a person to get an abortion through the Satanic Temple is to speak aloud the \u201creligious ritual<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the telehealth abortion clinic\u2018s website, \u201cThe ritual consists solely of spoken words. TST\u2019s abortion ritual is exclusively verbal. It is meant to provide vocal affirmation and comfort for those obtaining an abortion. The oral ritual includes the recitation of The Satanic Temple\u2019s Third and Fifth tenets<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

If the abortion seeker speaks the incantation, according to the website and their Patreon<\/em>, that person then completes a confidential screening and virtual appointment. Afterwards they can have their abortion inducing drugs sent to \u201cthe clinic\u2019s pharmacy partner, who will mail the medications in a discreet package<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Satanic abortion service costs $90 and their clinic will have a patient hotline open 24\/7.<\/p>\n

The Executive Director of Campaigns for the Satanic Temple, Erin Helian, said, \u201cTST is proud to expand reproductive options for our members. This is just the beginning<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will remain steadfast as we continue the fight to uphold reproductive justice in the United States<\/em>,\u201d Helian added.<\/p>\n

Malcolm Jarry, the cofounder of the Satanic Temple, said they named the abortion site after Justice Samuel Alito\u2019s mother because, \u201cIn 1950, Samuel Alito\u2019s mother did not have options, and look what occurred<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPrior to 1973, doctors who performed abortions could lose their licenses and go to jail. The clinic\u2019s name serves to remind people just how important it is to have the right to control one\u2019s body and the potential ramifications of losing that right<\/em>,\u201d Jarry added.<\/p>\n

Justice Alito wrote the majority opinion in the June 24 overturn of Roe v. Wade<\/em> which sent regulation of abortion back to the states.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Constitution does not confer a right to abortion<\/em>,\u201d Alito wrote, \u201cand the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

Since Roe<\/em> was overturned, members of the Satanic Temple have increased support for Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers.<\/p>\n