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Re: Synagogue Challenges Florida Abortion Ban Saying It Violates Jews’ Religious Freedom

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It's clever.

But it's always the same story. People claim one right has priority over another, because theirs is an absolute right.

And the truth is, rights always overlap and in the end, a rights-based system doesn't really work because of it. The only interesting thing about rights is that they are never absolute.

A government simply has to make choices. It's best when they consider plenty of viewpoints and figure how to accommodate different ones as best as possible.

The Florida abortion ban is, of course, the assertion of an absolute right. And the religious freedom one is another. Both seem like a bad way to find a sensible compromise.




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Synagogue Challenges Florida Abortion Ban Saying It Violates Jews’ Religious Freedom
By: clo2
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Wed, 15 Jun 22 6:23 PM
Msg. 46105 of 54959

Synagogue Challenges Florida Abortion Ban Saying It Violates Jews’ Religious Freedom

A synagogue has filed a lawsuit claiming that a new law banning abortions in Florida violates the religious freedom of Jews. The controversial law, which prohibits terminations after 15 weeks of gestation and is set to come into effect July 1, has also been opposed by the Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor of Boynton Beach for breaching privacy protections enshrined in the state’s constitution. The synagogue’s lawsuit argues that Jewish teachings say that abortion “is required if necessary to protect the health, mental or physical well-being of the woman,” along with other reasons. “As such, the act prohibits Jewish women from practicing their faith free of government intrusion and this violates their privacy rights and religious freedom,” it continues.

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/congregation-ldor-va-dor-synagogue-challenges-florida-abortion-ban-saying-it-violates-jews-religious-freedom?via=newsletter&source=CSAMedition


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