Rusk City Council Approves Sanctuary for the Unborn Ordinance (Texas)

The Texan ^ | January 10, 2020 | Daniel Friend

[Morgana]

Have you ever made a permanent bad decision on a temporary emotion? Most abortions are made on just that — the emotions of fear and worry,” Amy Blackwell told the Rusk city council on Thursday night. “I was once in that moment, visiting an abortion clinic to have my worry terminated …. My emotions then almost killed my now eight-year-old daughter.”

Blackwell, who was born and raised in the community, pleaded with the council to “do the right thing” and vote in favor of the proposed “Sanctuary City for the Unborn” ordinance that would effectively abolish abortion within city limits.

Late in the evening, after dozens of supporters in the crowded room spoke in favor of the ordinance, the Rusk city council approved the measure in a 3-2 vote.

Cheers erupted from the audience at the decision.

The East Texas town south of Tyler had considered the measure last year, but it was postponed to this month so that all members of the council would be present for the vote.

Mark Lee Dickson, the director of Right to Life of East Texas, has been helping rally citizens to encourage their city councils to pass the ordinance and was at the meeting on Thursday night.

“Tonight the City Council of Rusk made the common-sense decision that babies will not be allowed to be murdered in Rusk,” Dickson told The Texan. “In doing so they became the largest city in the nation, thus far, to outlaw abortion within their city limits. Rusk is the County seat of Cherokee County and I expect that the other great cities in this county will follow the city of Rusk’s lead in protecting the most innocent and vulnerable among us from the baby murdering abortion industry.”

[Bon mots]

[Rastus]

Commies in 2019: Sanctuary cities HELL YEAH!
Commies in 2020: Sanctuary cities ah, HELL no!

[tbw2]

It reminded me of Moloch, too.