Does Religious Freedom Protect Abortion Access?

Last month, a synagogue in south Florida sued the state over its abortion ban, citing a violation of Jewish people's religious freedom.Experts say this is just the beginning of what could be a wave of lawsuits from religious groups.Professor Asifa Quraishi-Landes writes in The San Francisco Chronicle that the Florida ban and the reversal of Roe v. Wade "is also an infringement on [Muslims'] religious freedom."We discuss whether or not religious freedom protects a right to an abortion with a rabbi and an imamWe talk with a rabbi and an imam in states with restrictive abortion bans.Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter @1A.

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