87th LegislatureCivil SocietyLocal NewsLatexo Becomes 23rd “Sanctuary City for the Unborn”
Though Latexo has a population of about 300, the ripples of the initiative are beginning to reach larger urban centers.
Though Latexo has a population of about 300, the ripples of the initiative are beginning to reach larger urban centers.
“Every single child is worth life," Councilwoman Alisa Griffis said at the Tuesday meeting, where Murchison banned abortions in town limits.
The small town’s all-female city commission voted unanimously to adopt the ordinance, which empowers the living kin of aborted children to sue their abortionists.
The town opted to outlaw abortion within its city limits by a unanimous vote.
To discourage abortion providers from setting up shop in their town, the Goldsmith City Council approved a "Sanctuary City for the Unborn" ordinance.
The ordinance holds the abortion provider — not the mother — liable to the living relatives of the aborted child.
The Ackerly City Council voted unanimously last night to ban abortion in city limits. Lubbock and Odessa may do the same.
Though the City of Lubbock avoided the proposal, a petition has forced the "Sanctuary City for the Unborn" ordinance onto the agenda.
County Judge Rob Kelly declared the "Sanctuary County for the Unborn" resolution dead last week. A revote revived it.
Morton is the 16th city to pass an ordinance deeming itself a "Sanctuary City for the Unborn." Supporters hope Lubbock is next.
The city council of East Mountain agreed to an ordinance effectively prohibiting abortion within city limits in a 3-0 vote with 2 abstentions.
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."
Many pro-life residents in Lindale were disappointed after their city council rejected their request for an ordinance to outlaw abortion, passing a non-binding resolution instead.
The small East Texas town of Wells passed three ordinances on Monday to become a "sanctuary city for the unborn," a "Second Amendment sanctuary," and ban camping on public property.
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.
The two cities in West Texas that have passed "sanctuary for the unborn" ordinances bring the total number of such ordinances that have been passed to ten.
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.
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The members, including Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, filed the amicus brief in a Supreme Court case asking the high court to reconsider its previous, controversial abortion ruling.