Cosmopolitan Magazine published an article about a satanic abortion clinic named after Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, called Samuel Alito’s Mom’s Satanic Abortion Clinic.
According to the Satanic Temple’s website, the online clinic “provides religious medication abortion care. The clinic provides abortion medication via mail to those in New Mexico who wish to perform The Satanic Temple’s Religious Abortion Ritual.”
The magazine wrote, “But beneath the outlandish branding lies a sincere mission: The New Mexico–based telehealth practice, a legitimate medical entity run by an accredited clinical team, offers abortion care to patients within state lines.”
The Satanic Temple chose to operate in New Mexico “for a few reasons,” the magazine said. “It has about 3,300 members in the state, a robust base of potential need. New Mexico is also considered an abortion-rights stronghold, lacking oppressive laws dictating gestational limits, age restrictions, waiting periods, and mandatory ‘counseling.’”
Satanists “don’t actually worship the devil. There are no ritual sacrifices or quests for supernatural powers at TST,” the magazine noted,” explaining that Satan is “more like a mascot.”
There are “optional ceremonial aspects” of the abortion ritual,” according to Cosmopolitan.
“First, you find a quiet space. Bring a mirror if you can. Just before taking the medication, gaze at your reflection and focus on your personhood. Home in on your intent, your responsibility to you. Take a few deep, relaxing breaths. When you’re ready, read the following tenet aloud: One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.”
“Take the medication and immediately afterward, recite, Beliefs should conform to one’s best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one’s beliefs,” the magazine describes.
“Later, once your body expels the aborted tissue, return to your reflection. Focus again on your personhood, your power in making this decision. Complete the ritual by reciting a personal affirmation: By my body, my blood; by my will, it is done.”
