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Religious freedom arguments underpin wave of challenges to abortion bans

In the year since Roe v. Wade was overturned, clergy and members of various religions have filed about 15 lawsuits in eight states

Mikayla, who asked to be identified by her first name, at a hotel in Albuquerque, N.M., Feb. 27, 2023. Mikayla drove from Texas to a hotel in Albuquerque to use the first telemedicine abortion service operated by a religion, one of many recent efforts to use religious freedom arguments to uphold abortion rights. (Adria Malcolm/The New York Times)
Mikayla, who asked to be identified by her first name, at a hotel in Albuquerque, N.M., Feb. 27, 2023. Mikayla drove from Texas to a hotel in Albuquerque to use the first telemedicine abortion service operated by a religion, one of many recent efforts to use religious freedom arguments to uphold abortion rights. (Adria Malcolm/The New York Times)
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In the year since Roe v. Wade was overturned, clergy and members of various religions, including Christian and Jewish denominations, have filed about 15 lawsuits in eight states, saying abortion bans and restrictions infringe on their faiths.
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