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Hood County commissioners adopt 'sanctuary for the unborn' ordinance after hours of testimony
Summary
After invited national proponents outlined the legal strategy and dozens of local speakers debated constitutional and medical objections, the commissioners voted to adopt an ordinance outlawing abortion in unincorporated Hood County and authorizing private civil enforcement; the county attorney said the private cause of action is untested in court.
The Hood County Commissioners Court voted on Feb. 10 to adopt an ordinance declaring unincorporated Hood County a 'sanctuary for the unborn' and to outlaw certain abortion‑related activities in the county. Commissioner Samuelson introduced the item and invited Mark Lee Dixon, founder of the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn initiative, to address the court. Dixon described a nationwide campaign of local ordinances that use a private civil enforcement mechanism and said legal strategies used elsewhere have…
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