TST's lawsuit on behalf of "Ann Doe" claimed that Texas law unconstitutionally prohibited Doe from performing "abortion rituals." The lawsuit described abortion as a "sacrament."
“The Satanic Abortion Ritual is a sacrament which surrounds and includes the abortive act. It is designed to combat feelings of guilt, doubt, and shame and to empower the member to assert or reassert power and control over their own mind and body,” TST wrote in its 2021 lawsuit.
Judge Charles Eskridge dismissed the lawsuit, writing that its claims were "spare and unusually cryptic." He further wrote in his ruling that TST's lawsuit failed to explain its "religious statutes" and "ritual" adequately.
