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Proposal to remove 'family planning' exemption from Lynchburg abortion zoning ordinance sparks legal debate
Summary
Councilman Feraldi proposed striking the 'family planning services' exemption from the city's abortion‑zoning definition; other members raised concerns about weakening the ordinance's legal defensibility, and staff said any amendment must go to the planning commission for study and recommendation.
Councilman Feraldi told colleagues he would support removing the exemption for "family planning services" from the city's definition of "abortion clinic" and urged staff to draft language and send it to planning commission for review. "I do believe it should be removed," Feraldi said, arguing the exemption…
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