City in Texas Declares Itself a Sanctuary for the Unborn After Ballot Initiative
Lubbock law will outlaw abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned
Pro-life activists in 2018 / Getty Images Graham Piro • May 5, 2021 5:00 pm
Voters have made one of the largest cities in Texas a "sanctuary city for the unborn," passing an ordinance to automatically outlaw abortion in the event
Roe v.
Wade is overturned.
Lubbock, a city in northwest Texas with a population of more than 250,000 people, became the 25th city to declare that abortion will be outlawed in the city in a post-
Roe, post-
Planned Parenthood v.
Casey world. The ban passed with 63 percent of votes cast. The vote comes after contentious legal battles between the Trump administration and Democrat-run cities that declared themselves sanctuaries over disagreements with former president Trump's immigration policies.