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Yes, abortion activists use religious language. But it’s still about politics – CNN

Yes, abortion activists use religious language. But it’s still about politics  CNN

When Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed her state’s new abortion law, she called it a “powerful testament” to the belief that “every life is a sacred gift from God.” Ivey, a Southern Baptist, was far from alone in viewing the law — now the country’s most restrictive — in religious terms. But Alabama provides a case study in how difficult it can be to dissect religion’s complicated role in the nation’s fraught abortion debate. It often reveals itself in moments of triumph, as in Ivey’s celebration — or protest, as when a woman stood outside the Alabama statehouse dressed like a character from “…