The GRACE Act - Guarding the Right to Abortion Care for Everyone
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 9:25 am
Colleagues,
In light of today’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, CM Fuentes and I have requested a special called meeting as soon as possible in order to pass the GRACE Act - Guarding the Right to Abortion Care for Everyone.
The GRACE Act protects abortion rights from prosecution through the following methods:
1. Prevents the usage of city funding to collect or report evidence related to abortion.
2. Directs the city manager to designate abortion as the lowest possible priority for criminal investigation and enforcement.
3. Limits protections to abortions which are not forced, coerced, or criminally negligent to the health of the pregnant person seeking care, or abortions which are evidence of another crime and are being investigated specifically for that purpose.
As a result of the Supreme Court’s decision, the Texas trigger ban will take effect 30 days from today, on July 24. This draconian law will apply sentences of up to 99 years in prison for anyone convicted of performing or assisting in any abortion, with no exception for rape or incest.
Today is a painful day for our country, and I grieve the violations of bodily autonomy which the Texas state government will soon impose on Austin residents. I welcome any of my colleagues who wish to co-sponsor the GRACE Act, and I hope our city can be a source of grace to those who will be targeted for making what should be a private medical decision.
For more information, please access the following links.
Full text of the GRACE Act:
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 44841.docx
GRACE Act FAQ:
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 92409.docx
I know that you value your constituent’s rights to bodily autonomy. I look forward to dialogues regarding the GRACE Act in this month's special called meeting.
Saludos,
Chito
In light of today’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, CM Fuentes and I have requested a special called meeting as soon as possible in order to pass the GRACE Act - Guarding the Right to Abortion Care for Everyone.
The GRACE Act protects abortion rights from prosecution through the following methods:
1. Prevents the usage of city funding to collect or report evidence related to abortion.
2. Directs the city manager to designate abortion as the lowest possible priority for criminal investigation and enforcement.
3. Limits protections to abortions which are not forced, coerced, or criminally negligent to the health of the pregnant person seeking care, or abortions which are evidence of another crime and are being investigated specifically for that purpose.
As a result of the Supreme Court’s decision, the Texas trigger ban will take effect 30 days from today, on July 24. This draconian law will apply sentences of up to 99 years in prison for anyone convicted of performing or assisting in any abortion, with no exception for rape or incest.
Today is a painful day for our country, and I grieve the violations of bodily autonomy which the Texas state government will soon impose on Austin residents. I welcome any of my colleagues who wish to co-sponsor the GRACE Act, and I hope our city can be a source of grace to those who will be targeted for making what should be a private medical decision.
For more information, please access the following links.
Full text of the GRACE Act:
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 44841.docx
GRACE Act FAQ:
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 92409.docx
I know that you value your constituent’s rights to bodily autonomy. I look forward to dialogues regarding the GRACE Act in this month's special called meeting.
Saludos,
Chito