On June 24, the day the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot publicly vowed not to enforce Texas’ ban on abortion. As reported previously by The Dallas Express, the Texas legislature passed the ban in 2021 to take effect upon the anticipated reversal of Roe v. Wade.

“I want women across Texas, and especially here in Dallas County, to rest assured that my office will not stand in the way of them seeking the health care they need,” Creuzot said in a statement released on the official Dallas County District Attorney Twitter account.

Gabrielle Mendez and Consuela Mongold told The Dallas Express that Creuzot and other district attorneys who announced their intention to ignore Texas law are wrong—on the issue and the rule of law.

“It’s still a life,” said Mendez.

“Life begins at conception,” agreed Mongold.

The Dallas residents felt strongly that the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was “the right decision.”

Creuzot is joined by dozens of elected prosecutors across the country who have said they would not enforce abortion bans in their respective states.

Under Texas law, any doctor who aborts an unborn child in the state can face a $100,000 fine, have their medical license revoked, and be subject to a maximum sentence of life in prison. There are exceptions to the law, allowing abortions to be conducted under certain circumstances, including a pregnancy that threatens a mother’s life or puts her at risk of “substantial impairment of a major bodily function.”

In an August interview with The Washington Post, Creuzot elaborated on his position on prosecuting abortions under the state’s laws.

“You have said you will not prosecute women seeking abortions. Why?” asked Tom Jackman, criminal justice reporter for the Post.

“Well, I said I’d exercise discretion,” Creuzot responded. “There are some abortions that may be so far along that there’s no medical reason to do it, and so, obviously, that may be a crime,” he said.

“On the other hand, we also know, especially since the Dobbs case, that there are many situations where a fetus, though well along the way, is not viable outside the body, and we have put doctors and women in a terrible position,” he added.

Creuzot went on to say, “And so I am in favor of women making — and doctors making choices that are best for the women for their own health care.”

The sisters disagree strongly with Creuzot’s statement.

“Man is not God,” said Mongold.

Mendez added that modern medical advances could also help pre-term babies survive outside the womb, relaying how her youngest was born premature and spent time in neonatal intensive care until he was healthy enough to travel home.

“I don’t want to think about what would have happened if I even considered aborting him,” she said.

In November’s election, Creuzot will face former District Attorney Faith Johnson, who has indicated that she would take an opposite stance. “I am personally, proudly pro-life, but as your district attorney I have and will uphold the Constitution and laws of the state of Texas,” she explained in a statement.

Not all disagree with Creuzot’s decision, however, and some took to Twitter to praise the district attorney.

In response to an announcement on the Dallas County DA Twitter account, Andrew McCaffery claimed, “It’s that disproportionate impact that requires brave people like you to stand up and act in good conscience on behalf of the people you serve – Thank you!”

Generally, Texans are divided on whether or not it should be legal to abort unborn children, and recent polls have suggested that a slight majority of citizens think abortion should be permitted in at least some instances, such as rape or incest, as reported by The Dallas Express.