Posted on 07/29/2023 11:24:24 AM PDT by John Semmens
In New Mexico, a taxpayer funded hotline is referring women to Satanic Temple Health (STH) for abortions. Gov. Lujan-Grisham (D) defended this arrangement, calling it "synergistic. One of the unusual difficulties in securing the abortions many women need for their reproductive health is the aversion some medical professionals have to performing the procedure since, in their opinion, it involves the taking of a human life. Rather than become ensnarled in a fruitless debate over this topic, why not cooperate with an organization that considers abortion a sacred right?"
"There is no risk that any of the personnel at STH will suffer a crisis of conscience that will impede the successful achievement of the procedure," the Governor pointed out. "All of the STH's staff have been vetted and certified as 100% okay with terminating an unwanted pregnancy. In addition, we will be actively assisting this often persecuted religion to carry out a rite they believe to be essential to the full realization of their faith."
"This cooperation for mutual benefit has enabled our state to more than double the number of abortions performed prior to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn its 1973 decision creating a nationwide right to abortion," she boasted. "As a state where abortions are fully legal we have become a refuge for women living in states where this right has been denied or severely limited. So, not only does New Mexico have a wider range of religious tolerance than other states. We also enjoy the economic boost of bringing in money from out-of-state patients. It's a win-win scenario."
Elisa Martinez, New Mexico Alliance for Life executive director, challenged the Governor's "win-win" characterization, by observing that "the child whose life is ended by abortion is a clear loser in this evil bargain with Satan worshipers. Using taxpayer funds to support this bargain robs people who have a clear grasp of morality in order to fund the immoral actions of others who don't."
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Badically referring women to Satanic religious practices. Establishment of religion.
They are doing the very thing they accuse us of doing!
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