To the Editor:
In their July 20 letter, “Religion Rights Undone,” the Schraggers claim that the end of Roe v. Wade and subsequent states’ abortion restrictions violate their religious rights as Jews. They claim that the Jewish faith deems a baby to be a life only after it is born. They also claim, on behalf of Islam, that Muslims only recognize the unborn as a life 120 days into gestation. They suspect that these new abortion rulings are inspired by the legislators’ own religious views.
Although the overturning of Roe v. Wade ends federally protected access to abortion, individual states may decide on…
July 27, 2022
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