Austin City Council Forwards Abortion Decriminalization
The Austin, Texas, City Council approved legislation Thursday that limits funds for maintaining health records and urges law enforcement to ignore ...
The Austin, Texas, City Council approved legislation Thursday that limits funds for maintaining health records and urges law enforcement to ignore statewide abortion laws, The Hill reported. A source informed the outlet that Austin's bid serves as an attempt to circumvent new restrictions on abortion in Texas that have taken effect since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month. The Guarding the Right to Abortion Care for Everyone Act ''does not directly halt enforcement, but it severely limits the ability of the city or any staff to collect or provide evidence for prosecutions,'' a spokesperson for City Councilman José Vela said.