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View Comments Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas sued the city of Lubbock on Monday over a voter-approved “sanctuary city for the unborn” ordinance that seeks to outlaw abortions in the West Texas city’s limits. The ordinance — which the lawsuit says is unconstitutional — was passed by local voters earlier this month over the opposition of City Council members who warned it could not be enforced and would prompt a costly legal fight. The lawsuit was filed in a federal district court and seeks to stop the abortion ban from taking effect on June 1. The ...

Texas Legislature Sends ‘Heartbeat’ Bill to Gov. Greg Abbott 14 May 2021 Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced on Twitter Thursday the Texas legislature passed a bill that would outlaw abortions in the state once a fetal heartbeat is detected, generally at about six weeks gestation. Abbott has said he will sign the bill into law. The Texas Legislature PASSES the heartbeat bill. It’s now on its way to my desk for signing. The Austin American-Statesmanreports the legislation “sailed to passage despite intense opposition from many Democrats.” The state Senate approved the bill, 18-12, follo...

Lubbock, Texas, became the largest city in the U.S. to become a “sanctuary city for the unborn,” the 26th in the nation to outlaw abortion.

Voters in Lubbock, Texas, over the weekend, passed an ordinance abolishing abortion within city limits. The controversial proposition, which makes the more than 250,000 person city the largest “sanctuary city for the unborn” in the United States, not only deems it “unlawful for any person to procure or perform an abortion of any type and at any stage of pregnancy” in the city, but it also provides financial penalty for people who “knowingly aid or abet an abortion” in the city. “We are grateful that the voters of Lubbock voted so overwhelmingly to outlaw abortion and affirm the ...

A tiny Nebraska village has become the 24th U.S. town to approve an ordinance declaring itself a "sanctuary city for the unborn," outlawing abortion as well as abortion-inducing drugs within its municipal limits.