Bexar DA vows to protect women, LGBTQ community in wake of SCOTUS abortion ruling
Makayla Montoya Frazier of the Buckle Bunnies Fund discussing the recently released Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, 2022 at the Bexar County Courthouse.District Attorney Joe Gonzales stood Friday morning in the shadow of both Bexar County courthouses and pledged to protect women and other vulnerable members of the community in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade.
With more than two dozen members of his staff behind him, Gonzales said he will champion rights for everyone, singling out women and the LGBTQ+ community. He said the latter group could have their right to marry stripped, saying that the reasoning justices applied in rescinding a woman’s right to have an abortion could be applied in other cases.
“Personal health care decisions should not be punished. The right to marry should not be punished,” he said. “At a time when crime is high, we should all be focused on gun violence and supporting victims of crimes. Instead, the government wants to do the opposite and focus on those at their most vulnerable. This is unacceptable, and I promise to keep fighting for women in this county.”
When asked about the possibility he could be removed from office for not following the state’s ban on abortion after the “trigger law” takes effect in 30 days, Gonzales said should cases be brought to his office by law enforcement agencies, he would handle each on a case-by-case basis.“Prosecutors have a responsibility to comply with the law,” he said. “I am entrusted with prosecutorial discretion, and I am going to exercise my own discretion, absent an extreme circumstance.
Gonzales added if someone is seeking a consensual procedure, they would have to be investigated by law enforcement and a case would have to be presented to his office, which does not initiate investigations.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Bexar County bans certain fireworks as drought bakes San AntonioOnly bottle rockets and rockets with fins are banned under the new order. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX BexarCounty fireworks Texas drought July4th FourthofJuly
Read more »
Bexar County OKs $5.6 million in overtime for sheriff's deputies as they deal with overcrowded jailSheriff Javier Salazar expects deputy overtime pay to go several million dollars over budget this fiscal year due to staff shortages. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX BexarCounty crime Jails Texas
Read more »
DA Chooses Misdemeanor DUI Charges for Pelosi’s HusbandHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, has been formally charged with misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence in connection with his May 28 car crash.
Read more »
Signatures deemed sufficient in San Luis Valley DA recall effortA recall effort against Alonzo Payne, the 12th Judicial District Attorney in the San Luis Valley, can move forward after the signatures submitted last month were deemed sufficient by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office.
Read more »
Los Angeles County DA George Gascon policy blamed for California man's killingA Los Angeles, California man who was released from a life sentence in prison because of a George Gascon policy was arrested in relation with the killing of a transient.
Read more »
Pa. woman pleads guilty after baby dies from strangulation at her unlicensed day care: DAPolice said the baby was improperly placed in a car seat, then left alone for about two hours.
Read more »