Mayor Sylvester Turner joined Houston’s Women’s Commission members and others Thursday to discuss the city’s priority to protect women’s reproductive rights and their medical providers as Texas enacts anti-abortion laws.
A letter from Fair and Just Prosecution was signed by 80 District Attorney’s Offices representing communities across the nation who say they will decline their use of offices’ resources to criminalize those who seek, provide or support abortions following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, leaving it in the hands of the states to illegalize abortions.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra held a press conference on Tuesday to announce an action plan in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Since the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade ruling, many anticipate that it will lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states. Organizations against the decision have already planned protests, while other organizations who agree with the decision will hold a prayer vigil on Friday.