Lubbock Votes To Ban Abortion, Setting Up Likely Legal Fight

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

May 3, 2021

Lubbock voters have approved a measure aimed at outlawing abortion in the West Texas city, a move likely to prompt legal action from opponents who call it an unconstitutional ban on the procedure.

Residents voted Saturday to declare Lubbock a “sanctuary city for the unborn,” bypassing the City Council’s rejection of the proposal last year over concerns that it would be unenforceable and tie the city up in costly litigation.

The proposition was approved with 62% of the vote, according to the unofficial tally from Lubbock County. It’s unclear when it would go into effect.

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