{"id":251141,"date":"2021-08-12T08:37:57","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T13:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=251141"},"modified":"2021-08-11T18:09:45","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T23:09:45","slug":"crawford-texas-36th-sanctuary-city-unborn-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/crawford-texas-36th-sanctuary-city-unborn-us\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Crawford in Texas becomes 36th &#8216;sanctuary city for the unborn&#8217; in US\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p dir=\"ltr\"><i>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.<\/i><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Crawford, Texas (pop. 733), located about 20 miles west of Waco, has become the 36th city in the nation (and the 33rd city in Texas) to pass an enforceable ordinance outlawing abortion within its city limits. Councilwoman Cindy Vannatta shared, &#8220;Crawford is honored to stand up for the unborn to make sure that no babies are killed in our city limits by abortion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Crawford is most well known for being a second-home to President George W. Bush and his family. The famous Prairie Chapel Ranch, known for years as the Western White House, is located just seven miles northwest of Crawford in an unincorporated area of McLennan County. Due to the unanimous vote of the Crawford City Council, Crawford will not just be known as a haven for a former president, but also a haven for the unborn.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">John Pisciotta, founder and director of Pro-Life Waco, was proud to see the ordinance passed in the city. The well-known pro-life leader, a former Economics professor at Baylor University, praised Crawford, stating, \u201cWith the unanimous Crawford City Council vote for a Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance, this great pro-life movement has arrived in greater Waco! I commend the local leaders of Crawford and their City Council members for standing boldly for babies in the womb and their moms. I hope and pray this is just the beginning of communities in Central Texas defending the precious little ones who cannot defend themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Crawford Ordinance reads: \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 Crawford, Texas\u201d and \u201cIt shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly aid or abet an abortion that occurs in the City of Crawford, Texas.\u201d Abortion is defined by the 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 Crawford\u2019s Ordinance is clear that the term does not include birth control devices or oral contraceptives. The ordinance is also clear that the act is not an abortion if the act is done with the intent to \u201csave the life or preserve the health of an unborn child\u201d or \u201cremove a dead, unborn child whose death was caused by accidental miscarriage\u201d or \u201cremove an ectopic pregnancy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>READ:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/small-texas-city-leona-35th-outlaw-abortion\/\">Small Texas city of Leona becomes 35th in US to outlaw abortion\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Crawford\u2019s Ordinance also outlaws abortion-inducing drugs, stating, \u201cIt shall be unlawful for any person to possess or distribute abortion-inducing drugs in the City of Crawford, Texas.\u201d The Ordinance defines \u201cabortion-inducing drugs\u201d as \u201cmifepristone, misoprostol, and any drug or medication that is used to terminate the life of an unborn child.\u201d In defining \u201cabortion-inducing drugs\u201d the ordinance is clear that it does not include \u201cbirth-control devices or oral contraceptives, and it does not include Plan B, morning-after pills, or emergency contraception.\u201d The term also does not include \u201cdrugs or medications that are processed or distributed for a purpose that does not include the termination of a pregnancy.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_251142\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-251142\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-251142\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/crawford-texas-city-council-mark-lee-dickson-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"Sanctuary city\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/crawford-texas-city-council-mark-lee-dickson-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/crawford-texas-city-council-mark-lee-dickson-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/crawford-texas-city-council-mark-lee-dickson-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/crawford-texas-city-council-mark-lee-dickson-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/crawford-texas-city-council-mark-lee-dickson.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-251142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Right To Life of East Texas Director Mark Lee Dickson and Pro-Life Waco Director John Pisciotta pictured with Crawford community leaders and the Crawford City Council (Photo: Mark Lee Dickson)<\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Crawford Ordinance operates through public and private enforcement mechanisms. The public enforcement mechanism establishes fines against the abortionist and anyone who aids and abets the abortionist for any abortion which takes place within the Crawford city limits. The ordinance is clear that these fines cannot be imposed unless it is determined by a state or federal court that the individual seeking to impose the penalty upon the one who committed the unlawful act will not create an \u201cundue burden\u201d on women seeking abortions, a state or federal court determines the person, corportation, or entity who committed the unlawful act of abortion lacks standing to assert the third-party rights of women seeking abortions in court, or the Supreme Court overrules <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> and <em>Planned Parenthood v. Casey<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">While the public enforcement mechanism\u2019s enforcement is based on other factors, the private enforcement mechanism is immediately enforceable, stating, \u201cAny person\u2026 may bring a civil enforcement suit against a person or entity that commits or intends to commit an unlawful act\u2026\u201d This section is immediately enforceable and allows for anyone, including any relative of the unborn child, to sue the abortionist or anyone who aids and abets the abortionist for the death of the unborn child.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If Crawford faces a lawsuit as a result of the adoption of this ordinance, former Texas Solicitor General Jonathan F. Mitchell has agreed to represent the city of Crawford at no cost to the city and taxpayers for any litigation which may result over the passage of their ordinance outlawing abortion.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The City of Crawford follows the Texas cities of <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/texas-city-levelland-30th-nation-outlaw-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/texas-city-levelland-30th-nation-outlaw-abortion\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628799533824000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFtdjMW-E6yWyyUTWUUPnkAJa-OXA\">Levelland<\/a> (pop. 14,582), <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/sundown-texas-31st-sanctuary-unborn-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/sundown-texas-31st-sanctuary-unborn-us\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628799533824000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEeGnOyXyfhhtrtkDl1FexqO1439g\">Sundown<\/a> (pop. 1,397), <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/sterling-city-texas-32nd-sanctuary-unborn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/sterling-city-texas-32nd-sanctuary-unborn\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628799533824000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHSU5E95s23MbLsju5TbBA2I7HesA\">Sterling City<\/a> (pop. 888), <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/texas-centerville-33rd-nation-outlaw-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/texas-centerville-33rd-nation-outlaw-abortion\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628799533824000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFL1bybjW_Ehpo1a5sLPAyCAHr3yA\">Centerville<\/a> (pop. 892), <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/eastland-texas-34th-nation-outlaw-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/eastland-texas-34th-nation-outlaw-abortion\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628799533824000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEZBvtLp96KO1Cq8hdgv4ZxtzQyXw\">Eastland<\/a> (pop. 3,970), and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/small-texas-city-leona-35th-outlaw-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/small-texas-city-leona-35th-outlaw-abortion\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628799533824000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEYhtBDdWxJZREGXOfG7vWPfFUYLA\">Leona<\/a> (pop. 175) as the seventh city to outlaw abortion since the lawsuit by Planned Parenthood against the City of Lubbock was <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/judge-dismisses-planned-parenthoods-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/judge-dismisses-planned-parenthoods-lawsuit\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628799533824000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF-xDtQroV_XcYbWd-0rtM21oEUcQ\">dismissed<\/a> in Federal Court and the 23rd city to outlaw abortion since the ACLU <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/aclu-withdraws-lawsuit-texas-sanctuary-cities-unborn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/aclu-withdraws-lawsuit-texas-sanctuary-cities-unborn\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628799533824000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH4Bs6MQE6RuxdFmOyA-1n8N7C2Ig\">withdrew<\/a> its lawsuit against seven cities in East Texas.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Since the beginning of August, three cities have passed ordinances outlawing abortion, all in Texas: Eastland (August 4), Leona (August 9), and Crawford (August 10). All three ordinances saw unanimous passage by their city councils. Also since the beginning of August, an ordinance outlawing abortion was introduced in Hillsdale, Michigan (August 2), was the subject of heated testimony in Mason, Ohio (August 9), and was discussed in Manatee County, Florida (August 10).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As the movement to outlaw abortion continues to spread across the United States, the opposition is growing stronger. On Monday, August 9, the opposition at the Mason Ohio City Council meeting was so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.journal-news.com\/local\/overflow-crowd-becomes-raucous-over-proposed-anti-abortion-ordinance-in-mason\/WTNJNKH3GFC3FEEFET23SE3PDI\/?fbclid=IwAR1t1ZXdgBdOuCmUnmpX3oF_7-GurOslTxMvql3SYg16bR22CvsYQilI-X4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.journal-news.com\/local\/overflow-crowd-becomes-raucous-over-proposed-anti-abortion-ordinance-in-mason\/WTNJNKH3GFC3FEEFET23SE3PDI\/?fbclid%3DIwAR1t1ZXdgBdOuCmUnmpX3oF_7-GurOslTxMvql3SYg16bR22CvsYQilI-X4&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628799533824000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEFZrWAyORK3aFMZDhJ8WpgNYiiMA\">unruly<\/a> that the Mason City Council was advised by the Mason Police Department to adjourn its meeting.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Jordan Moorman, the Ohio Regional Coordinator for Students for Life of America, shared, \u201cThe pro-lifers, outnumbered 3-1 by Planned Parenthood\u2019s pro-abortion protesters, endured harassment, swearing, insults, and shouting. We had balloons that merely said \u201cWelcome Baby\u201d and those balloons were popped and kicked.\u201d Moorman continued, \u201cThe abortion activists interrupted, insulted, and shouted down testimonies of pro-life witnesses, resulting in the council meeting\u2019s adjournment due to safety concerns. Still, the Pro-Life Generation showed up and boldly proclaimed a simple and powerful message: that all human beings, from conception to natural death, should have access to the right to life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Despite reports of pro-life activists, community leaders, and city leadership facing slanderous accusations, online harassment, and threats against them for their stand for life, the movement is not expected to die down anytime soon. The Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn Initiative reports more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sanctuarycitiesfortheunborn.com\/online-petition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.sanctuarycitiesfortheunborn.com\/online-petition&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628799533824000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGVPUcSf45HhhzOHy4YluNvF_YuAg\">online signatures<\/a> than ever, with great interest being shown in cities throughout the United States.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">More cities are expected to pass ordinances outlawing abortion in the near future.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>Mark Lee Dickson is a Director with Right to Life of East Texas, a Pastor of SovereignLOVE Church in Longview, Texas, and the founder of the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn initiative.<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveactionnewsonline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. Crawford, Texas (pop. 733), located about 20 miles west of Waco, has become the 36th city in the nation (and the 33rd city in Texas) to pass an enforceable [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":706,"featured_media":251143,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[2793,7077],"tags":[11819,11818,10731,10131,10130,82],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>City of Crawford in Texas becomes 36th &#039;sanctuary city for the unborn&#039; in US\u00a0<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Due to the unanimous vote of the Crawford City Council, Crawford will not just be known as a haven for a former president, but also a haven for the unborn.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/crawford-texas-36th-sanctuary-city-unborn-us\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"City of Crawford in Texas becomes 36th &#039;sanctuary city for the unborn&#039; 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