{"id":281595,"date":"2022-12-13T14:44:48","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T20:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=281595"},"modified":"2022-12-13T14:44:48","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T20:44:48","slug":"pueblo-colorado-rejects-sanctuary-city-unborn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pueblo-colorado-rejects-sanctuary-city-unborn\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Pueblo in Colorado rejects Sanctuary City for Unborn ordinance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the guest author and not necessarily of Live Action or Live Action News.<\/em><\/p>\n

On Monday, the city of Pueblo, Colorado (pop. 112,368), voted 4-3 in favor of tabling<\/a> the \u201cOrdinance Requiring Abortion Providers In Pueblo, Colorado to Comply with Federal Law.\u201d The vote came as a disappointing blow to the effort<\/a> to see Pueblo become a \u201csanctuary city for the unborn.\u201d<\/p>\n

The effort, which was birthed as a result of late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart\u2019s intentions<\/a> to expand<\/a> into the city, gained significant traction after the ordinance survived its first reading vote<\/a> of 5-2 just two weeks prior on Monday, November 28.<\/p>\n

While the majority of those who have attended the council meetings have been pro-life, the movement in Pueblo has had its fair share of opposition. On Wednesday, December 7, a special work session was held to hear from experts on both sides of the issue. However, the night before the work session, experts on the pro-life side were were disinvited<\/a> by Councilwoman Sarah Martinez \u2014 who claimed the speakers held \u201cbiased opinions\u201d which would cause a \u201ccircus in her chambers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Believing this action by the Pueblo City Council to be a classic case of viewpoint discrimination, a lawyer from the American Center for Law and Justice<\/a> soon got involved and flew to the December 7 council meeting to encourage the city council to make the situation right.<\/p>\n

This was rectified by having three of the speakers who were originally scheduled for December 7 speak at a special work session at 5:30 pm Monday, December 12, prior to the 7:00 pm city council meeting. During the special work session experts from both sides were heard. Video can be seen below:<\/p>\n