{"id":463941,"date":"2021-05-02T09:50:28","date_gmt":"2021-05-02T13:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=463941"},"modified":"2021-05-02T09:50:31","modified_gmt":"2021-05-02T13:50:31","slug":"lubbock-becomes-largest-city-in-u-s-to-outlaw-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lubbock-becomes-largest-city-in-u-s-to-outlaw-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubbock Becomes Largest City In U.S. To Outlaw Abortion"},"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\">18<\/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%2Flubbock-becomes-largest-city-in-u-s-to-outlaw-abortion%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=463941&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1154948804-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>On Saturday, the voters of Lubbock, Texas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.everythinglubbock.com\/news\/local-news\/lubbocks-sanctuary-city-proposition-leading-in-early-voting-results\/\">overwhelmingly approved<\/a> a city ordinance that outlawed abortion with the city limits as well as declared Lubbock a \u201cSanctuary City for the Unborn.\u201d The vote was 62.46% of voters in favor and 37.54% opposed.<\/p>\n<p>Lubbock\u2019s approval means the city is the largest city by far in the United States to outlaw abortion; Lubbock has an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.everythinglubbock.com\/news\/local-news\/lubbocks-proposed-abortion-ordinance-everything-you-need-to-know\/\">estimated population<\/a> of 258,862. 22 other Texas cities and two cities in Nebraska had passed ordinances with similar intent, but Lubbock is the only town with an active abortion clinic.<\/p>\n<p>Last November, the Lubbock City Council <a href=\"https:\/\/www.everythinglubbock.com\/news\/local-news\/city-council-rejects-proposed-ordinance-declaring-lubbock-a-sanctuary-city-for-the-unborn\/\">rejected the ordinance<\/a> after a petition drive forced a vote by the Lubbock City Council. But then the committee responsible for the petition forced the city council to approve a May election to consider the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLubbock did not have a working abortion clinic in the city until April 15,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.everythinglubbock.com\/news\/abortions-started-this-month-at-planned-parenthood-in-lubbock\/\">when the Planned Parenthood Health Center<\/a>\u00a0began offering abortions,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.everythinglubbock.com\/news\/local-news\/lubbocks-proposed-abortion-ordinance-everything-you-need-to-know\/\">Everything Lubbock<\/a> noted, adding, \u201cHowever, the ordinance would not be enforceable through penalties \u2018unless and until\u2019 either of three things happens: The Supreme Court overrules Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, a state or federal court rules that it does not impose an undue burden on women seeking abortions, or a state or federal court rules the entity being penalized \u2018lacks third-party standing to assert the rights of women seeking abortions in court.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas reacted to the ordinance passing by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.everythinglubbock.com\/news\/local-news\/lubbock-votes-to-become-largest-city-in-u-s-to-ban-abortion\/\">stating<\/a>, \u201cThe ACLU has a long history of challenging unconstitutional abortion bans and will continue to fight to protect the fundamental rights of the people of Lubbock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The impetus for the ordinance was triggered by the announcement last August by Planned Parenthood that it intended to open a clinic in Lubbock, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lubbockonline.com\/story\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/08\/03\/planned-parenthood-hiring-for-new-lubbock-location\/113838598\/\">stating<\/a>, \u201cFor the past three years, a priority for Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas has been to expand Planned Parenthood\u2019s services in West Texas to increase access to affordable healthcare services including breast and cervical cancer screenings, HIV tests, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), birth control including long-acting IUDs and implants, and safe, legal abortion services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>State Sen. Charles Perry (R-Lubbock) started a petition which\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSevwXPkUp6RcGAihxWeUnL320FPRcLi8q8hR70ptBXGsW04Rg\/viewform?fbclid=IwAR16Uuxcjql6PNS3sQTfhliLC11Su5bMGFF826xXETrIjWLKGbFcuVrHb9g\">stated<\/a>, \u201cPlanned Parenthood, the nation\u2019s largest abortion provider, is hiring staff for a Lubbock location. Two years ago, they made their plans known to re-enter West Texas and they have made good on that promise. We need to stand strong and send a clear message that the abortion industry should not set up shop in our backyard. Unborn children should have the right to live and Planned Parenthood profits off ending their lives. This is unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Republican Party <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1HFTbz1vb6KSqwu9Rjv4zxc-85q14XzhZ\/view\">stated<\/a> in its 2020 platform, \u201cWe support completely eliminating public funding for Planned Parenthood and any other abortion providers and all their affiliates, and we oppose their digital or physical presence in our schools and other public institutions, and the expansion of their facilities in our neighborhoods.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, the voters of Lubbock, Texas, overwhelmingly approved a city ordinance that outlawed abortion with the city limits as well as declared Lubbock a \u201cSanctuary City for the Unborn.\u201d &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277157,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1154948804-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Lubbock Becomes Largest City In U.S. To Outlaw Abortion","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-463941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1154948804-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Lubbock Becomes Largest City In U.S. To Outlaw Abortion","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463941","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=463941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463941\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2277157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=463941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=463941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=463941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}