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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bevan Hurley

Texas sheriff vows not to ‘persecute’ people who seek abortions after state ban

Javier Salazar/Facebook

A Texas sheriff has vowed not to “persecute” women seeking an abortion while blasting Supreme Court justices for trying to impose their “supposed morals” on the country.

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar wrote in a Facebook post that as a father of two “beautiful and intelligent young women”, he would defend their ability to do “what they feel is right with their own bodies and to love whomever they choose”.

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