Posted on 09/26/2019 10:29:23 AM PDT by Morgana
GILMER, Texas — The Gilmer City Council passed an ordinance Tuesday officially banning abortions.
The move comes one day after Tenaha also approved an ordinance to ban abortions.
The city council voted 4-1 with two council members absent from the meeting. The ordinance also declared Gilmer a "Sanctuary City for the Unborn."
"We need to have the discussion and the talk. We have to get beyond the emotions and sit down and have the talk," City Manager Greg Hutson said.
Unlike previous ordinances, Gilmer's ordinance does not ban the morning-after pill.
Hutson says the 1973 Supreme Court Case Roe vs. Wade allows abortions to be legal and a constitutional right. Because of that law, Gilmer cannot enforce abortions. Hutson says in chance the law is overturned, all guidelines within their city ordinance can be enforced. For now, Gilmer is a sanctuary city for the unborn.
"It's a safe haven where the unborn has a right to come here and not worry about being aborted," Hutson said.
The ordinance was pushed by the organization Sanctuary Cities for the unborn who are advocating for municipalities to ban abortions within their limits.
For almost every resident who shared their thoughts on the new ordinance, their stance was clear.
"If they're doing adult things then they should step up and take care of the child," a resident said.
"They shouldn't be taken they should be spared and let that soul connect with that body and be able to get a chance to live," another resident said.
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How quaint, areas that still value human life.
Bravo
In the Summer of 1969, I worked with two guys from Gilmer. One was pretty much the perfect image of a Texan, tall, rawboned and red headed. The other was from a rich family.
They were both Southern Baptists.
I love the jiu jitsu involved, where the Pro-lifers/Christians co-opt the left’s language and tactics.
Same goes for the Sheriffs who declare their turf as a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary.
This is a great tactic.
Gilmer population 5000. Tenaha population 1000. Small town values. Now, to get Austin to strike down abortion.
Austin is pretty much a political suburb of Los Angeles unfortunately.
At least that’s what I hear about the university town.
When will all the abortion clinics in Gilmer have to close down?
Will they appeal this decision?
The best peaches in the world come from Gilmer. Bigger than big.
I’m moving to Gilmer. It’s just a stones throw up the road......:)
“Austin is pretty much a political suburb of Los Angeles unfortunately.”
More like San Francisco, really. Not quite knee deep in human fecal matter, but they are working on that.
WOW, the Republicans are learning from the Dems for once:-)
Thanks Howie66.
Sad really, such a good area of the nation, soiled like that.
Yes, county by county moving to protect the unborn.
Hey, it’s a start...
My aunt and uncle live in Gilmer
Pritchett to be more exact
The city has been infested with Liberals. They destroy everything that they come in contact with.
Liberals are a curse on most large cities!!!
Agreed...
And the other ones too.
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