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Abortion on the ballot: Amarillo set to vote on abortion travel ban this election (www.texastribune.org)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Amarillo residents will vote on a so-called abortion travel ban in November, one of the few times Texas voters will have a say on abortion since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.

Supporters of the measure, who gathered 6,300 verified signatures to petition for approval of the ordinance, submitted their request to city officials to have it placed on the Nov. 5 ballot after the Amarillo City Council rejected it last month, per local rules.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

Anyone trying to restrict my right of free travel as an American citizen is going to meet my Second Amendment right.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Texas:freedom, unless you a Are a woman. Thanks for nothing, jerks.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm not holding my breath for a positive outcome. Amarillo is a hellscape all on its own.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

It likely comes from living next to the stockyards and pantex.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

What the ever living fuck…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Good luck enforcing it. I'm sure Amarillo is going to love spending the extra money (increased property taxes) and getting stopped randomly at checkpoints.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's about the fear.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Cruelty is the point, much like an abusive partner reminding their victim of the power dynamic.

Sensibility, reasonability, and kindness be damned.