Texas: Sanctuary for the Unborn
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In a 3-1 vote on the night of Monday, November 9th, 2020 the City Council of Wilson, Texas chose not to pass an ordinance outlawing abortion within their city limits. Councilwoman Pat Cates was the only council member who voted in favor of the ordinance.
Eventually, if and when abortion is made illegal outside of the sanctuary cities, organizations like… Planned Parenthood will necessarily have to be prosecuted, labeled criminal, and finally, outlawed altogether.
“…At 18 I made the decision to have an abortion and it haunted me for 17 years. I don’t want to see others have to walk through the same hell.”
[The ACLU] assumes a level of ignorance or intelligence [from citizens] incapable of understanding average statements and basic laws that the citizens themselves lobbied to pass.
Councilman Matt Myers said, “I can’t think of a better ordinance to pass than the one we just passed tonight. It gives me hope that there are still God-fearing Americans who are willing to call abortion what it is—murder.
Resident Debbie Stone shared her thoughts: “It is easy to take a stand when you face no opposition. But when you know that casting your vote may cost you something, your courage is needed. Thank you to Mayor Thomason and the council members who cast their votes in the last meeting!”
Because of Big Spring’s size, it has attracted the attention of local democratic power-players like the ACLU, Howard County Democrats, and the Palo Pinto Democrats from Mineral Wells—all trying to stop it from becoming the next Sanctuary City for the Unborn.
What many do not understand is what Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey actually say. People are living under the assumption that [those cases] say that abortion has to be allowed everywhere and that is just not true.
…The ordinance also names certain abortion-performing organizations criminal organizations, including Planned Parenthood and any of its affiliates.
Blackwell stated, “Most abortions are made on... the emotions of fear and worry. I was once in [this] moment, visiting an abortion clinic to have my ‘worry’ terminated. I thank God every single day that I did not murder my child.”
According to the ACLU, the passing of this ordinance would “expose Big Spring to costly legal liability.” While this letter may seem intimidating to some, it is worth noting that these words have not been backed up by the filing of any lawsuits against the seven cities which have already passed ordinances outlawing abortion.
A small town of approximately 300 residents, Westbrook is looking to be the leader in West Texas in the fight for life. One of its residents has a special connection to the cause of shutting down the abortion industry.
A passionate Rusk councilmember, Martin Holsome, made a post on his personal social media imploring others to take action in this fight: “I've been prayerful in my approach and have decided to present a topic to our councilmembers for discussion and consideration,” Councilman Holsome stated.
This movement for life and love is building and catching steam across the state of Texas. In the future, those whose lives were saved by measures like these will look back on these grassroots events in approval.
Another courageous Texas community has made it clear to the rest of the state, and the nation, that the destruction of unborn human life is abhorrent to its residents.
On the other side of the aisle, the religious and non-religious alike see that the truly oppressed, targetted class are unborn children, disproportionately minority, who are being deprived of life on a daily basis. There is a wave beginning to move across the state of Texas to make our cities sanctuary cities for the unborn.
Murchison, Texas, with a population of 604, recently became the 22nd city in the United States to pass an ordinance which outlaws abortion. On Tuesday March 9, 2021. this Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance was passed and became immediately enforceable with two mechanisms of enforcement. First, the ordinance established hefty fines for that anyone who performs an abortion or aids and abets in an abortion. However, this public enforcement mechanism will only work once Roe v Wade and similar court precedents are overturned. The private enforcement mechanism makes this ordinance immediately effective.