The city says the ordinance would violate the Texas Constitution. A petition may force the city council to vote publicly.
Local leaders hope their northward neighbor Lubbock takes heed of their action and follows suit to become a Sanctuary City for the Unborn.
At least two councilmen support the ordinance that would make Cedar Park Texas' fifteenth "Sanctuary City for the Unborn."
Pro-life Texans have requested courts to declare use of the term "criminal" in describing abortion advocacy groups as "truthful" and "non-defamatory."
After filing the lawsuit in February, the ACLU has dropped its litigation against the seven Texas cities that passed ordinances to effectively prohibit abortion.
