The Thomas More Society (TMS) filed an amicus brief on Friday, arguing that Missouri’s abortion waiting period law is not only constitutional but also that the law is rooted in science rather than religion.
Their brief, filed in Jefferson City on behalf of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists and Missouri Right to Life, comes after a Missouri Satanist had an abortion and sued the state to strike down its abortion waiting period law, alleging that the law was religiously based and posed an undue burden on women seeking abortions. The Thomas More Society however, argues that the Missouri law has objective scientific evidence supporting it.
Missouri law requires women to wait 72 hours after seeing a doctor for their consultation before they can have an abortion. The “Satanic Temple” member, however, claims that the law violates her religious beliefs and religious freedom because she, as a satanist, doesn’t think life begins at conception. The law “effectively deputizes doctors to preach the gospel according to the state of Missouri to pregnant women,” James MacNaughton, the attorney representing Doe, said of the state’s law according to US News.
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