Amarillo's city council said it will continue to study the issue. The city is one of just a few in Texas to reject the policy pushed by anti-abortion activists.
The Amarillo City Council said it would not rush to put in place a rule prohibiting people from using city roads to seek an abortion., The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
The so-called travel ban takes the sanctuary ordinances a step further by outlawing the act of transporting a pregnant person on county roads for an abortion outside the state. It would be enforced through private lawsuits filed against the people who “aid and abet” abortions, not the pregnant woman.
“We want to make sure we maintain a seat at the table and that ideology doesn’t get in the way of good governance,” London said. “Ultimately, if it had to come to it, we would prefer a city-wide vote instead of a council vote.” The next day in Amarillo, members of the city council didn’t reject the sentiment of the ordinance, but largely agreed they needed more time to review it after receiving the document a week ago.“I don’t care to put forward a resolution that’s just symbolic and makes us feel good,” he said.
“It cannot be overstated how vital interstate commerce is for the Amarillo economy,” Wilson said. “If people believe they can be targeted, harassed, investigated or sued by Amarillo residents, they will be much less likely to drive through or stop here.”
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
West Texas county bans travel on its roads to help someone seeking an abortionCounty commissioners in Lubbock County, Texas, have voted to ban transporting another person on its roads to receive an abortion
Weiterlesen »
West Texas county bans travel on its roads to help someone seeking an abortionCounty commissioners in Lubbock County, Texas, have voted to ban transporting another person on its roads to receive an abortion. The commission voted 3-0 Monday to declare itself a “Sanctuary County for the Unborn,” making it the largest of four Texas and two New Mexico counties to approve the ordinance.
Weiterlesen »
Lubbock is the latest, largest county in Texas to pass an abortion travel banSome Lubbockites said they left the courthouse feeling betrayed by county commissioners after what was initially presented as nothing more than a simple discussion on the proposal ended with a vote.
Weiterlesen »
All-Male Commission Passes Abortion Travel Ban in Lubbock County, Texas'We're going to make sure that there are political and electoral consequences for this,' said one abortion rights campaigner.
Weiterlesen »
Lubbock County, Texas, bans travel on its roads to help someone seeking an abortionThe ordinance allows citizens to sue anyone who assists a person in traveling to get an abortion in Lubbock County, Texas, or even traveling through the area to seek care elsewhere.
Weiterlesen »
In Texas, local governments are banning travel aid for abortionsA Texas county near New Mexico, where abortion is legal, is the latest to ban aiding people traveling to get an abortion, conservatives' latest bid to restrict access.
Weiterlesen »