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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*

June 23, 2023

www.texasattorneygeneral.gov




*PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050*

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*Office of the Attorney General Celebrates One Year Anniversary of the Overturning of "Roe v. Wade" in Observation of Sanctity of Life Day*

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AUSTIN ? On June 24, the Office of the Attorney General observes Sanctity of Life Day to honor and commemorate the tens of millions of lives lost to abortions.

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The annual agency holiday comes one year after the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 "Roe v. Wade" decision in its landmark "Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization" decision.

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The "Dobbs" decision was a monumental change in the legal doctrine governing abortion policy nationwide. By overturning "Roe v. Wade", the Supreme Court ended 49 years of unconstitutional judicial usurpation of Texas's authority to prohibit abortion. In celebration of this significant decision and in honor of the many lives lost to abortions, the Office of the Attorney General is closed on Friday, June 23 in observance of the annual holiday.

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The agency holiday was announced in 2022 by Attorney General Ken Paxton. Following the Supreme Court?s "Dobbs" decision last year, the Office of the Attorney General also released a guidance letter, which can be read here [ [link removed] ]. Texas will proudly continue as a nationwide leader in the protection of the unborn, and the OAG will be steadfast in its mission of defending our State?s pro-life laws.

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