Posted by
Billy on Friday, May 28, 2010 12:14:46 PM
A Texas sheriff is standing firm against the American Civil Liberties Union
(ACLU), which says he violated an inmate's constitutional "right" to an
abortion.
Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler had a pregnant inmate jailed on
a burglary charge. Her family was willing to pay for an abortion, but she needed
to be transported to an abortion clinic for the operation. So Sheriff Fowler
found an ACLU attorney knocking on his door.
"Well, [we were told] the county will have to take this
inmate to the abortion clinic, transport her, and then you get into a situation
of a guard hire and all the costs associated with that," the sheriff points out.
"So I said, 'No. I don't think that's a proper use of county taxpayers'
money.'"
(Billy View>> I agree with this sheriff I don't want my tax money used to help anyone get an abortion no matter if they are in jail or on the outside. Good for him but the way our courts work I am not sure a judge will agree with him. Read more Sheriff under fire for rejecting
request.)