Nine Communities in Texas and Nebraska Became ‘Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn’ on Midterms Election Day

LifeSite News ^ | 11/11/22 | Andreas Wailzer

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The ordinances passed in Texas also prohibit abortions from being performed on residents of these cities, regardless of the state they might seek them in.

(LifeSiteNews) — A total of nine municipalities in the states of Texas and Nebraska have passed measures outlawing abortion within their jurisdictions, making them “Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn.”

During the November 8 elections, citizens in five Nebraska villages and four Texas cities voted on a local ballot for abortion restrictions in their cities, according to a report by Live Action.

The four cities in Texas that voted for the local pro-life legislation are Athens (population: 12,857, Henderson County); Abilene (population: 124,407, Taylor and Jones Counties); San Angelo (population: 101,004, Tom Green County); and Plainview (population 22,194, Hale County).

The ordinances passed also prohibit abortions from being performed on residents of these cities, regardless of the state they might seek them in.

The Athens Ordinance also explicitly condemned the legacy of Curtis Wayne Boyd, an abortionist who killed over 10,000 unborn children through illegal abortions in the late 1960s, before Roe v. Wade, and opened the first “legal” abortion facility in Texas after the 1973 ruling.

“I am so thankful for all the support and the churches that have come together to fight for life! This was for those 10,000 babies that never had a voice,” Athens resident Mistie Sharp said after the vote.

“Those babies who were illegally killed by Curtis Wayne Boyd right here in Athens in the late 1960s and for all the millions of babies’ lives that Boyd took or taught other abortionists how to take. The curse is broken in Athens!”