{"id":2071439,"date":"2023-10-18T09:30:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T13:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-texas-city-being-sued-over-taxpayer-funded-effort-to-bypass-abortion-ban\/"},"modified":"2023-10-18T09:32:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T13:32:54","slug":"major-texas-city-being-sued-over-taxpayer-funded-effort-to-bypass-abortion-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-texas-city-being-sued-over-taxpayer-funded-effort-to-bypass-abortion-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas city sued over taxpayer-funded effort to bypass abortion ban."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmajor-texas-city-being-sued-over-taxpayer-funded-effort-to-bypass-abortion-ban%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2071439&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Major\u200c Texas City Being Sued Over Taxpayer-Funded Effort to Bypass\u2064 Abortion Ban<\/h2>\n<p>Taxpayers in the vibrant city of\u2063 San Antonio, Texas, may\u2062 soon find themselves footing \u2062the bill for abortions, despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-lies-abortion-supporters-spread-about-overturning-roe-and-how-to-counter-them\/\" title=\"5 Lies Abortion Supporters Spread About Overturning Roe And How To Counter Them\">state laws prohibiting<\/a> it. But a\u200c coalition\u200d of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-hawley-says-biden-abortion-policies-are-an-insult\/\" title=\"Sen. Hawley says Biden abortion policies are an insult\">pro-life groups<\/a> is fighting back.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u200d the \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2023\/10\/17\/san-antonio-abortion-funds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas Tribune<\/a>, a lawsuit \u200bfiled in Bexar\u200c County aims\u200b to\u200c halt the city&#8217;s allocation of $500,000 to a\u200d &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-life-groups-sue-san-antonio-over-500000-out-of-state-abortion-fund\/\" title=\"Pro-life groups sue San Antonio over abortion fund.\">reproductive justice fund<\/a>&#8221; that would be used \u2062to bypass the state&#8217;s ban on most\u200d abortions.<\/p>\n<p>The fund was\u2063 included in a $3.7 billion budget passed by\u2064 the San Antonio City Council last month.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The \u200ccoalition of pro-life \u2063groups argues that the fund will provide grants \u2064to organizations that assist pregnant\u200d women in traveling out of state to have abortions. These organizations, such as Jane&#8217;s Due\u2063 Process, Avow, the\u200c Buckle Bunnies Fund,\u2063 Sue\u00f1os Sin Fronteras, and the Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity, have\u2062 been accused of facilitating or subsidizing out-of-state abortions and even aiding illegal self-managed abortions \u2064in Texas.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The lawsuit\u200b contends that it is a\u2064 criminal offense to engage\u200c in conduct within Texas \u200cthat procures a\u200b drug-induced \u2063abortion,\u2062 even if\u2062 the abortion is performed out of\u2064 state.<\/p>\n<p>While the \u2062city has \u200dnot yet disclosed\u200c how the \u2063money will be spent, some City Council \u200bmembers have expressed their\u200c desire to support nonprofit groups that help Texans travel to \u2064other states for abortions.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Councilman \u200bJalen McKee-Rodriguez stated, &#8220;We need to \u2063discuss the opportunities we have to \u200dmake an impact legally,&#8221; suggesting\u200b that covering travel costs for out-of-state\u2063 abortions could be an option.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, \u200cCouncilman Marc Whyte, a pro-life advocate,\u2062 initially proposed excluding out-of-state \u2064abortion access\u200c from the fund, but his motion was rejected.<\/p>\n<p>As the city deliberates on how to \u200cuse the fund, the pro-life groups \u200care not \u2064waiting around to find out. They are determined \u2064to expose the activities of these\u2064 organizations and put an end to what they\u200c consider violent and murderous acts.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Michael Knuffke, president \u200dof the San Antonio \u2062Family Association, warned that anyone involved \u2062with these abortion-trafficking organizations, including their donors, will be prosecuted under state law and sued under the Texas Heartbeat Act.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The lawsuit aims to \u200dprotect the women, families, and \u2062taxpayers \u2064of San Antonio\u2062 from being \u200cvictims of city officials who support \u200dabortion. The pro-life \u200cgroups are prepared to take legal \u2063action and\u2062 expose any abortion fund \u200dthat attempts to obtain taxpayer\u2064 money.<\/p>\n<p>San Antonio&#8217;s liberal lawmakers are determined\u200d to push their abortion agenda, \u2063but this lawsuit\u2062 may prevent them from going too far. Let&#8217;s hope the courts uphold\u2062 the law and protect the rights of the unborn.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/major-texas-city-sued-taxpayer-funded-effort-bypass-abortion-ban\/\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How do proponents \u2064of the reproductive justice fund justify the use of public\u200d funds to support women seeking abortions?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  E lawsuit alleges that the city&#8217;s decision \u2064to allocate taxpayer funds to this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-texas-city-being-sued-over-taxpayer-funded-effort-to-bypass-abortion-ban\/\" title=\"Texas city sued over taxpayer-funded effort to bypass abortion ban.\">reproductive\u2064 justice fund violates state laws<\/a> that prohibit the use of public funds for abortions. It also argues\u200c that the fund indirectly supports and promotes the violation of the \u2063state&#8217;s abortion restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>The controversial ban on abortions in Texas, known as Senate Bill 8, was signed into law in September 2021. The law prohibits abortions once cardiac activity can be detected, \u2064which is typically\u2063 around six weeks gestation, before\u200c many women even realize they are pregnant. It also allows private citizens to sue individuals who aid or abet in the procurement of an abortion, with a reward of at least $10,000\u200b for successful lawsuits.<\/p>\n<p>Since the implementation of Senate \u200bBill\u200b 8, \u2064various efforts have emerged to support \u2062women seeking abortions in Texas \u200bby providing them\u2063 with resources and assistance to travel out of state where abortion services\u2063 are legal.\u2062 These efforts have\u2064 faced significant backlash\u200b from anti-abortion groups who argue that they are circumventing the law\u2064 and\u200c promoting illegal activities.<\/p>\n<p>The pro-life coalition behind the lawsuit argues that the city&#8217;s allocation of funds to organizations assisting in out-of-state abortions is not only a violation of state law but also an infringement on the beliefs \u200dand \u200cvalues of taxpayers who oppose\u2062 abortion. They argue that\u200b taxpayers should not \u2064have to fund\u2063 activities that go against \u200btheir \u2064deeply held convictions and moral principles.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side,\u200d proponents of the reproductive justice fund argue that it is necessary to support women&#8217;s autonomy \u200dand reproductive rights. They argue that the \u200dban \u200don abortions in Texas \u2062disproportionately affects low-income women, women of color, and marginalized communities\u2064 who\u2063 may\u200c face significant barriers in accessing healthcare services. They believe that providing \u2064financial assistance and resources to women seeking abortions is a\u2062 matter of \u200dequity and justice.<\/p>\n<p>The legal battle over this taxpayer-funded effort to bypass the abortion ban in Texas is likely to be closely watched and could have broader implications for the enforcement and legality of Senate Bill 8. \u200cIt raises important questions about the balance between individual rights and governmental restrictions, as\u2062 well as the role \u200cof public funds in supporting \u2062controversial issues.<\/p>\n<p>As the lawsuit progresses, it remains to be seen how \u2063the court will rule\u200d and what impact it will have on the reproductive rights landscape in Texas. In the\u200d meantime,\u200d the \u200bdebate surrounding \u2062this issue continues to spark passionate\u2064 discussions and ignite a clash of ideologies between pro-life and\u2062 pro-choice advocates \u2062in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of\u200b the outcome of this specific case, it is clear that the abortion debate in Texas and across the United\u200d States is far from over. The struggle for reproductive rights and access to healthcare services continues \u200dto be\u200c a contentious issue that elicits strong emotions and deeply held beliefs\u2064 on\u2063 both sides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taxpayers in San Antonio, Texas, may fund abortions against state law. Pro-life groups aim to stop this. The Texas Tribune, a left-leaning online publication, reports a lawsuit filed in Bexar on Tuesday by a coalition of pro-life organizations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":663,"featured_media":2071440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2071439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2071439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/663"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2071439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2071439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2071440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2071439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2071439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2071439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}