The U.S. Sup­reme Court's Roe v. Wade decision in 1973 ushered in a reproductive-rights-based culture war that has been raging for the past 46 years. While issues of women’s rights, health care and reproductive freedom have dominated the debate, the issue of separation of church and state has percolated just beneath the surface all along.

The aggressive abortion ban bills being considered in states across the country may not explicitly mention religion, but it’s clear that these bills and the restrictive policies they propose are religiously motivated.

People who agree to be plaintiffs in church-state lawsuits know they are taking a risk, and that’s why they sometimes file lawsuits anonymously. But if a Missouri legislator has his way, that will no longer be possible in the Show Me State.