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Lubbock County, Texas, joins a group of other rural Texas counties that have voted to ban women from using their roads to seek abortions.
This comes after six cities and counties in Texas have passed abortion-related bans, out of nine that have considered them. However, this ordinance makes Lubbock the biggest jurisdiction yet to pass restrictions on abortion-related transportation.
During Monday's meeting, the Lubbock County Commissioners Court passed an ordinance banning abortion, abortion-inducing drugs and travel for abortion in the unincorporated areas of Lubbock County, declaring Lubbock County a "Sanctuary County for the Unborn."
The ordinance, which was introduced to the court last Wednesday, was passed by a vote of 3-0 with commissioners Terence Kovar, Jason Corley and Jordan Rackler, all Republicans, voting to pass the legislation while County Judge Curtis Parrish, Republican, and Commissioner Gilbert Flores, Democrat, abstained from the vote.
"Texans already live under some of the most restrictive and dangerous abortion bans in the country, yet anti-abortion extremists continue to push additional unnecessary, confusing, and fear-inducing barriers to essential healthcare," Autumn Keiser, Spokesperson for Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas said. "Though banned from providing abortions by Texas' statewide bans, the Planned Parenthood Health Center in Lubbock is a trusted resource for reproductive and sexual healthcare and education for West Texans in Lubbock and surrounding communities.
https://www.newsweek.com/lubbock-texas-bans-abortion-travel-1837113
I can't believe this is happening. This is absolutely and completely horrifying. Handmaid's Tale kind of stuff. 😨
If all the women started fleeing that state they'd probably be all suprised Pikachu like :o Y tho??? :o :o
....Those republicans are gonna have a loooootta mexicans....
How on earth can they enforce this? How would they know the difference between a woman going to an abortion appointment on a highway vs. getting groceries or going to a salon?
What's next? Women of child-bearing age can't wear shoes? These evil woman-hating scrotes.
Aftermath: women will flee Texas. Texas cows and mares will become very frightened....