Lubbock voters pass ‘unborn’ city ordinance

Lubbock voters backed a “sanctuary city for the unborn” ordinance that tries to outlaw abortions in the city’s limits at the recent election. The unofficial vote, 62% for and 38% against the measure, comes less than a year after Planned Parenthood opened a clinic in Lubbock and after the City Council rejected the ordinance on legal grounds and warned it could tee up a costly cou...

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