Abilene, Athens, San Angelo, and Plainview will decide whether to join the over 40 municipalities that have become “Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn."
Before the Texas Supreme Court, the Lilith Fund and Mark Lee Dickson clashed over whether statements by a pro-life activist could be considered defamation.
At least two councilmen support the ordinance that would make Cedar Park Texas' fifteenth "Sanctuary City for the Unborn."
The city council of East Mountain agreed to an ordinance effectively prohibiting abortion within city limits in a 3-0 vote with 2 abstentions.
Pro-life Texans have requested courts to declare use of the term "criminal" in describing abortion advocacy groups as "truthful" and "non-defamatory."
Several pro-choice organizations are filing lawsuits alleging that being called a "criminal organization" is defamatory. The pro-life defendants maintain that the claim is legally accurate.
After filing the lawsuit in February, the ACLU has dropped its litigation against the seven Texas cities that passed ordinances to effectively prohibit abortion.
The small West Texas town of Whiteface passed an ordinance on Thursday night to ban abortion within city limits.
The ACLU has filed a lawsuit on behalf of two pro-choice activist organizations in Texas against seven cities that have declared themselves "sanctuary cities for the unborn."
March for Life, the annual pro-life rally in Washington, D.C., continued to draw enormous crowds this year, with Donald Trump becoming the first president to address the rally in-person.
On Thursday night, the city of Rusk became the eighth city in the state to pass a "Sanctuary City for the Unborn" ordinance, effectively banning abortionists from operating within city limits.
The small city of Westbrook passed an ordinance this week declaring itself a "sanctuary for the unborn" — a sign that the movement is gaining traction in new areas of Texas.
