The dismissal of this case by the court will ensure that the abortion debate is left to the "battlefield of speech."
El Paso City resources are now unable to be used in the investigation of abortions and abortion-related issues are “lowest priority for enforcement."
Little River-Academy joined 49 other cities of all sizes in declaring itself a “Sanctuary City for the Unborn.”
The Odessa City Council terminated several appointees, gave pay raises to emergency responders, and passed a Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance.
Two new members on the Odessa City Council voted to pass a Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance almost immediately after taking the oaths of office.
Residents of Abilene, Athens, San Angelo, and Plainview adopted ordinances further protecting the rights of unborn children in those cities.
Abilene, Athens, San Angelo, and Plainview will decide whether to join the over 40 municipalities that have become “Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn."
Mark Lee Dickson's social media posts and the ordinances he championed in several Texas cities have both called abortion funds "criminal."
If passed, the ordinance would ban the abortion of any “unborn resident” of Athens, even if the abortion took place outside city limits.
Nearly all incorporated cities in Leon County have passed similar ordinances, including Centerville, Leona, Jewett, and Marquez.
“Roe and Casey must be overruled, and the authority to regulate abortion must be returned to the people and their elected representatives.”
In a 4 to 3 vote, Abilene leadership punted the ordinance to November. The unusual vote may run afoul of the city charter.
