Arizona's most famous Sheriff has been involved in a legal battle with the ACLU over his refusal to provide transportation for inmates seeking elective abortion without a court order. Last week, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Barry Schneider ruled against Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and sided with Louise Melling, an attorney with the Reproductive Freedom Project of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Shane Wikfors, Executive Director of Arizona Right to Life, writes,
I just got off the phone with Sheriff Joe Arpaio and I will tell you that despite the loss of this battle, he is ready, willing and able to take this case all the way to the Supreme Court. I have never heard him so adamant and passionate about this issue and willing to take on the ACLU. Sheriff Joe is a fighter and will go to the wall for the unborn and the pro-life movement on this issue and he's doing it not because it's politically expedient but because it's the right thing to do.More from Points for Life and the East Valley Tribune
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"I don't run a taxi service from jail to an abortion clinic and back," Arpaio, who is pro-life, told the Associated Press at the time. "Where do you draw the line?"
