A city in Texas voted on Saturday to become a “sanctuary city for the unborn” after its residents approved an ordinance that outlawed abortion within the city. Sixty-two percent of voters in Lubbock, a city of about 250,000 people in northwest Texas, backed the measure while 38 percent voted against it, according to unofficial results from the Lubbock County Elections Office. Part of the ordinance reads: “It 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.” It also renders abortion “at all stages of pregnancy” an “act of murder” with a medical exception. The ordinance is likely to face legal challenges. The Lubbock City Council voted unanimously last November to reject the ordinance raising concerns that it may be unconstitutional and may open the door to lawsuits. Voters in the city were then given …
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