Nearly 50 years after Texas was the center of the “Roe versus Wade” Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide, the Lone Star State now leads the country with municipalities legally making their voices heard opposing abortions. There are now 41 cities in Texas known as “Sanctuary City for the Unborn.” They have approved restrictions on abortion in their jurisdictions. Only four cities outside of the state have become sanctuary cities thus far, in Nebraska, Ohio, and Louisiana, On March 22, Lindale in East Texas was the latest to become a sanctuary city by a unanimous vote of its city council comprised of three men and two women. “Tonight, the City of Lindale, Texas, population 6,730, became the 45th city in the nation, and the 41st in Texas to pass an enforceable ordinance outlawing abortion within their city limits,” said a statement from East Texas Right to Life. Though some …
Lindale Becomes Latest Texas ‘Sanctuary City for the Unborn’ as Abortion Bans Spread
March 30, 2022
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