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Lubbock County, Texas, joins a group of other rural Texas counties that have voted to ban women from using their roads to seek abortions.

This comes after six cities and counties in Texas have passed abortion-related bans, out of nine that have considered them. However, this ordinance makes Lubbock the biggest jurisdiction yet to pass restrictions on abortion-related transportation.

During Monday's meeting, the Lubbock County Commissioners Court passed an ordinance banning abortion, abortion-inducing drugs and travel for abortion in the unincorporated areas of Lubbock County, declaring Lubbock County a "Sanctuary County for the Unborn."

The ordinance is part of a continued strategy by conservative activists to further restrict abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade as the ordinances are meant to bolster Texas' existing abortion ban, which allows private citizens to sue anyone who provides or "aids or abets" an abortion after six weeks of pregnancy.

The ordinance, which was introduced to the court last Wednesday, was passed by a vote of 3-0 with commissioners Terence Kovar, Jason Corley and Jordan Rackler, all Republicans, voting to pass the legislation while County Judge Curtis Parrish, Republican, and Commissioner Gilbert Flores, Democrat, abstained from the vote.

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[-] Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 1 year ago

And then they scream land of the free

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 year ago

It's like Saudi Arabia, where women are completely free to do exactly what men tell them to do.

[-] theostermanweekend@lemmy.ml 34 points 1 year ago

Sure. Its all about controllino women. This is some Taliban shit. Fuck these guys.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago

If you think laws cannot get more ridiculous, Texas proves you wrong.

How are they going to enforce this? Police patrols on highways stopping each and every car with a female in it that is of "eglible age" and submit her to a mandatory pregnancy test before she is allowed to leave the state - only if test is negative? And put those who happen to be positive into a "pregnancy protection ward" or something?

[-] TechyDad@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

It's civilian enforced. So say a person overhears a woman telling her friend that they are leaving tomorrow to drive to another state for an abortion. The person can sue her (and anyone helping her) for violating this law. If they win, they get a chunk of cash and the "satisfaction" of knowing they are oppressing women.

It's designed to not only deter women from getting abortions, but to deter people from helping them. If you were in Texas and a friend asked you to drive her to get an abortion in another state, you'd need to weigh the possibility of being sued. You might decide it was too much of a risk for you and not help. And that's what they are hoping to achieve.

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[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 33 points 1 year ago

Starting the stopwatch for the next pregnant woman shot dead by police to stop her from getting an abortion

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[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

Wait... I thought it was us socialists that were all about the thoughtcrimes?

[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

Sounds like someone isn’t familiar with the interstate commerce clause of the constitution.

[-] 8bitguy@kbin.social 26 points 1 year ago

I don't think they're concerned about the constitution at this point.

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[-] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafe 25 points 1 year ago

And so the tyranny begins.

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[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 21 points 1 year ago

For the first time, I find myself compelled to find out what those stupid sovereign cit fucks are referencing with all their talk about "right to travel."

[-] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 21 points 1 year ago

Sanctuary for the Unborn and Cemetery for the Born. #Freedom.

[-] Cyberflunk@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Time to take out the Texas legislature......

... To dinner! What a good job those yokel fucks are doing.

Also.. does Texas just not have women who vote?

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[-] Daisyifyoudo@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Hey Texas! Are you idiots Great Again yet??

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[-] Resonosity@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 year ago

Jfc, I hope all women in Texas have their sights on eventually moving out and away. This is absurd

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