LINDALE, Texas — Despite many citizens and a pro-life group asking the council to approve an ordinance outlawing abortion, the Lindale City Council chose to take a less forceful approach during Tuesday night's meeting.
Alongside several residents, Right to Life of East Texas director Mark Lee Dickson implored the council to vote in favor of an ordinance making abortion illegal within the city limits and stop clinics from coming to Lindale. If enacted, a city becomes known as a sanctuary city for the unborn.
He said many Lindale residents reached out to him in favor of an ordinance. A total of 12 cities, including Waskom, Tenaha, Naples, Gilmer, Omaha and Joaquin, have passed the ordinance.
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