Attorney General Rokita proclaims Texas Heartbeat Law is a model for other statesĀ
Attorney General Todd Rokita is leading an 18-stateĀ coalition fighting the Biden administrationās latest efforts to derail a Texas law that prohibits abortion when doctors can detect a fetal heartbeat.Ā
āWe will continue to protect the lives of the unborn and the health of women, especially against those who believe the individual states are incapable of passing our own laws to do so,ā Attorney General Rokita said.
Attorney General Rokita led an 18-stateĀ amicus brief filed MondayĀ in the Fifth District U.S. Court of Appeals.Ā
āFor months I have praised this law as a pro-life model for use in other states. I have led previous multistate actions supporting Texas paving the way so that other statesāincluding Indianaācould adopt such a law,ā said Attorney General Rokita. āOklahoma, for example, recently enacted its own law modeled after the Texas Heartbeat Law.”
Among other things, Attorney General Rokitaās brief argues that U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland cannot sue a state anytime he deems a state law to be unconstitutional ā especially when no state official plays a role in enforcing the law.
Attorney General Rokitaās latest brief is attached.Ā