one's own will

Via Zoom, a minister prompted Mikayla to look in a mirror to reflect on self-empowerment and recite: “One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.”

Philosophically, Satanic Temple members are guided by seven tenets, including Tenet III — “One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone” — and Tenet V — “Beliefs should conform to one’s best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one’s beliefs.”

"Stressing only one side's claims and imposing one's own will on the other is not a proper way for neighbours to treat each other and it goes against the oriental philosophy of how people should get along with each other," Wang Yi, the Chinese government's top diplomat, told a virtual forum organised by China's embassy in Manila and a local advocacy group.

In Texas, the group said its belief that one’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone” qualifies for protection under the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act and supersedes state Senate Bill 8, which allows private citizens to sue those providing abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

“Politicians should never force anyone to make a particular decision about reproduction or to become a parent against one’s own will,” Webb said.