Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar has voiced his feelings about the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, a landmark ruling from 1973 that restores access to abortion in the states. Sheriff Salazar posted a post on Facebook on June 28, praising his daughters and a woman’s right to choose. “I am the sheriff of Bexar County, but also the father of two beautiful and smart young women. As their father I will defend my daughters’ ability to do what they feel is right with their bodies and to love whomever they choose. As their dad, I have no control over their adult bodies. As their Sheriff, it does not concern me at all. I will not persecute Texas women or anyone else seeking the same rights.
Shame on the Supreme Court and the bureaucrats in Washington and Austin who try to impose their own supposed morals on others. They will not use my badge or my office color to do so. My job is to hunt down predators, rapists and human traffickers, not someone who exercises the right.
If this is a religion that these career politicians would like to impose, then they should remember that there are many other scripture commandments that they themselves have chosen very publicly to ignore.
If it’s really about child protection, what would you say you start with it in our schools? The June 24, 2022 ruling came in a case involving a Mississippi law banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, and the court overturned the decision of the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals, which blocked the measure. Judge Samuel Alito delivered his opinion on the court, with Judges Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett in attendance. Supreme Judge John Roberts agreed. The three liberal judges of the court disagreed. “Roe made a terrible mistake from the beginning. His reasoning was extremely weak and the decision had disastrous consequences. “, he wrote in the opinion of his majority. “It is time to pay attention to the Constitution and return the issue of abortions to the elected representatives of the people.” A ruling by a Texas judge on June 28 prevented officials from enforcing the ban. It allows clinics to resume services, for the time being, in a state where abortion was already strictly limited to up to six weeks’ gestation under the so-called “activation law” that went into effect in September, which the court refused to block. The Texas Legislature has passed an “activation law” called the Human Life Protection Act in the event of the overthrow of Roe v. Wade. Southlake Republican Rep. Giovanni Capriglione drafted the bill. “What this legislation is doing is extending state protection to all lives,” said MP Capriglione. “I think that is the important thing. I think that is what we have always said and prayed for those of us who are in favor of life for a long time.” Mr Capriglione said he wanted to expand health services to prenatal and postnatal care and adoption programs at the next legislative session, which begins in January. The Texas Attorney General’s Office and District Attorneys will enforce the activation law due to criminal and civil sanctions. Similar to Sheriff Salazar, Dallas County Attorney John Creuzot also issued a statement saying he would not prosecute women who have abortions. “I want women all over Texas, and especially here in Dallas, to be confident that my office will not stand in the way of getting the health care they need,” Cruzo said. Tarrant County Attorney Sharen Wilson also sent a statement to CBS 11. “Prosecutors do not make the law – we follow it,” Wilson said. “We followed Roe v. Wade when it was the law, and we will follow the law of the state of Texas now.” US Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra said on June 28, “We will do everything in our power to ensure that women have access to the health care they need. Every choice is on the table.” Besera expressed concern about the misinformation, stressing that he wanted women to understand that “they have not lost all their rights”. “We intend to protect the rights of the people under the law,” he said.

Supreme Court: Roe v. Wade

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