{"id":230296,"date":"2020-09-04T14:31:59","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T19:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=230296"},"modified":"2020-09-04T12:59:46","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T17:59:46","slug":"members-texas-legislature-lubbock-outlaw-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/members-texas-legislature-lubbock-outlaw-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Members of Texas Legislature call upon Lubbock mayor to outlaw abortion within city limits"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this guest post are solely those of the author and are not necessarily reflective of Live Action or Live Action News.<\/em><\/p>\n

Over the last year, 14 cities across the State of Texas have enacted enforceable ordinances outlawing abortion within their city limits. The largest city to have outlawed abortion is Big Spring (population 28,864) located in West Texas, but that may change if Lubbock joins the ranks of the cities that have declared themselves to be \u201csanctuary cities for the unborn.\u201d<\/p>\n

Texas Senator Charles Perry (Texas Senate District 23), Texas Representative Dustin Burrows (House District 83), and Texas Representative John Frullo (House District 84) are urging the Mayor and City Council of Lubbock (population 278,831) to enact a sanctuary cities ordinance similar to those enacted in other pro-life cities throughout the state in an effort to thwart Planned Parenthood\u2019s efforts to open a new abortion facility in Lubbock.<\/p>\n

On August 25th, 2020, in a letter addressed to Mayor Dan Pope, the three elected officials wrote, \u201cIt has come to the attention of many in our area that Planned Parenthood, the nation\u2019s leading provider of abortion services, is planning to open a clinic in Lubbock between now and the end of the year. We respectfully request that the City of Lubbock take all necessary actions to prevent them from opening, since this organization profits off ending the lives of unborn children.\u201d<\/p>\n

The letter continues: \u201cThe battlefield to protect the unborn has shifted from the state to the local arena in recent years. For that reason, passing an ordinance designating Lubbock as a Sanctuary City for the Unborn will help to continue the Texas belief that life begins at conception, while also protecting the safety of mothers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The recommended Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance for the City of Lubbock states, \u201cIt shall be unlawful for any person to procure or perform an abortion of any type and at any stage of pregnancy in the City of Lubbock, Texas\u201d and \u201cIt shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly aid or abet an abortion that occurs in the City of Lubbock, Texas.\u201d\u00a0Abortion is defined by the Lubbock ordinance as \u201cthe act of using or prescribing an instrument, a drug, a medicine, or any other substance, device, or means with the intent to cause the death of an unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ordinance makes clear that their use of the term \u201cdoes not include birth-control devices or oral contraceptives.\u201d<\/p>\n