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Cosmopolitan Magazine<\/em>, one of the most recognized magazines for women, is raising some eyebrows for a recently-released Instagram post<\/a> that gave a loose guide on how to perform a ceremonial Satanic abortion. The post was meant to highlight the magazine\u2019s new article<\/a> in its November\/ December issue that features The Satanic Temple\u2019s (TST) New Mexico-based abortion clinic, unironically named Samuel Alito\u2019s Mom\u2019s Satanic Abortion Clinic. The clinic was launched earlier this year with the name meant to mock<\/a> one of the Catholic judges who sits on the US Supreme Court. Alito wrote the majority opinion of the Court\u2019s decision to strike down Roe v. Wade last June.<\/p>\n

The article celebrates the clinic as a \u201cpioneer\u201d of abortion rights, asserting that the Temple\u2019s religious connection to abortion might be able to protect abortion from future bans under the First Amendment. The article\u2019s author, Arielle Domb, wrote, \u201cBy TST’s accounting, no other faith-based group in the U.S. has ever launched an abortion clinic. And that’s the game-changing twist here…\u201d Domb added that \u201cSatan symbolizes activism too\u201d and envisioned that TST\u2019s marrying of faith and abortion gives it \u201ca real chance of breaking the religious right’s grip on abortion law.\u201d \u201cNever mind that Satanists don\u2019t actually worship the devil,\u201d wrote Domb. \u201cThere are no ritual sacrifices or quests for supernatural powers at TST. In reality, Satanism is a nontheistic faith in which TST\u2019s roughly 1.5 million global members view Satan more like a mascot, one depicted not as a dark, omniscient deity but as a literary character \u2014 a venerable symbol of rebellion, rational inquiry, personal sovereignty, and resistance against tyranny.\u201d<\/p>\n

In promoting the article on its Instagram, Cosmo<\/em> featured the story of Jessica, who found TST\u2019s abortion services, \u201cvery supportive.\u201d \u201cWhile she\u2019s not a Satanist, Jessica decided to incorporate a few ceremonial elements into her solo abortion experience. \u2018Why not?\u2019 she thought. The overall messaging just clicked with her,\u201d the post added. It then included the steps to a satanic abortion, which includes mantras and self-affirmations. \u201cOne\u2019s body is inviolable, subject to one\u2019s own will alone,\u201d it told women to affirm for themselves. After taking the abortion pill, the post instructed women to chant \u201cBeliefs should conform to one\u2019s best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one\u2019s beliefs.\u201d After the \u201caborted tissue\u201d (i.e. baby) is expelled, the woman is to say, \u201cBy my body, my blood; by my will, it is done.\u201d Cosmo <\/em>encouraged its readers that an abortion should be an empowering moment, writing, \u201cmirror or mantra\u2019s or not, [the Satanic Abortion Clinic\u2019s] point is that your abortion should focus on your autonomy in making this decision. Patients can include as many loved ones as they\u2019d like, or light candles or even dress up\u2014whatever makes them feel empowered.\u201d<\/p>\n

TST celebrated the article\u2019s appearance in Cosmo<\/em>. \u201cThis milestone is not just a celebration of our clinic but a powerful testament to the importance of our fight for religious reproductive rights. Our feature in Cosmopolitan<\/em> is a monumental moment in our ongoing battle to protect bodily autonomy. The article brings national attention to our innovative approach to \u00a0reproductive rights through our first telehealth abortion clinic, The Samuel Alito’s Mom’s Satanic Abortion Clinic, and highlights our legal arguments to protect our members\u2019 religious right to practice the abortion ritual,\u201d TST said on its blog<\/a>. There were a number of negative responses to the post, with The Daily Signal<\/em><\/a> calling it a \u201ccelebration of death.\u201d \u201cTo many people of faith, abortion is satanic. It celebrates death as a choice. A choice that kills an innocent life in the name of \u2018my body,\u2019 \u2018my blood,\u2019 and \u2018my will,\u2019 and wounds the mental, emotional, spiritual, and sometimes physical well-being of the mother as well. The death of the innocent should never be a mere choice, much less a celebrated one.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cosmopolitan Magazine, one of the most recognized magazines for women, is raising some eyebrows for a recently-released Instagram post that gave a loose guide on how to perform a ceremonial Satanic abortion. 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