Posted on Jul 14, 2022
Unitarian and Buddhist ministers are joining a rabbi's legal fight against Florida's new abortion...
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Two religious leaders — a Unitarian and a Buddhist — plan to join a South Florida rabbi's legal crusade challenging a new state law banning abortions after 15 weeks, arguing it violates the state Constitution's right to privacy and freedom of religion.
The retired Unitarian Rev. Harris Riordan and the Buddhist minister Maya Malay confirmed they will file a lawsuit in state court next week, echoing arguments from Rabbi Barry Silver. Silver intends to file his own amended complaint next week along with Rabbi Arthur Wascow, the founder and director of the progressive Jewish organization the Shalom Center.
"We are excited to expand this lawsuit to include outstanding representatives of the Buddhist and Unitarian traditions," Silver said. "Maya Malay and Harris Riordan are wonderful teachers of their own traditions and have dedicated their lives to improving the world for people of all faiths and religions.
The retired Unitarian Rev. Harris Riordan and the Buddhist minister Maya Malay confirmed they will file a lawsuit in state court next week, echoing arguments from Rabbi Barry Silver. Silver intends to file his own amended complaint next week along with Rabbi Arthur Wascow, the founder and director of the progressive Jewish organization the Shalom Center.
"We are excited to expand this lawsuit to include outstanding representatives of the Buddhist and Unitarian traditions," Silver said. "Maya Malay and Harris Riordan are wonderful teachers of their own traditions and have dedicated their lives to improving the world for people of all faiths and religions.
Unitarian and Buddhist ministers are joining a rabbi's legal fight against Florida's new abortion...
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..."In general, American Jews consider abortion a basic human right and believe that life begins at birth, not conception. Silver's original lawsuit states that "abortion is required if necessary to protect the health, mental or physical well-being of the woman."
The rabbi — a former Democratic member of the Florida House who is also a civil rights lawyer and self-described "Rabbi Rouser" — told NBC News that he believes anti-abortion laws across the U.S. amount to "theocratic tyranny."
"When life begins is a fundamental religious question, and the government now is trying to answer that for everyone, based on fundamentalist Christianity," Silver said.
"It’s the height of chutzpah for people to tell the Jewish people what the Bible means and lecture the Jewish people on the sanctity of life," he added."
..."In general, American Jews consider abortion a basic human right and believe that life begins at birth, not conception. Silver's original lawsuit states that "abortion is required if necessary to protect the health, mental or physical well-being of the woman."
The rabbi — a former Democratic member of the Florida House who is also a civil rights lawyer and self-described "Rabbi Rouser" — told NBC News that he believes anti-abortion laws across the U.S. amount to "theocratic tyranny."
"When life begins is a fundamental religious question, and the government now is trying to answer that for everyone, based on fundamentalist Christianity," Silver said.
"It’s the height of chutzpah for people to tell the Jewish people what the Bible means and lecture the Jewish people on the sanctity of life," he added."
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