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A town in Ohio voted Tuesday to effectively outlaw abortions within its city limits, a controversial action that prompted one city councilwoman to resign in protest and is expected to be challenged in court.
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States and now cities are restricting or outright banning the procedure as the newly conservative U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments that could overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that affirmed a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
LEBANON, OH In a largely symbolic move ahead of arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court that could restrict or ban abortion outright, the City Council in Lebanon, Ohio, voted earlier this week to become a sanctuary city for the unborn by passing an ordinance outlawing abortion in the community.