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Council rejects effort to send abortion‑clinic exemption back to planning commission
Summary
Council declined a resolution directing the planning commission to review removing the 'family planning services' exemption from the abortion‑clinic zoning definition. After extensive debate over legal defensibility and land‑use limits, the motion failed 2–5.
A council motion to direct the planning commission to consider removing the 'family planning services' exclusion from the city’s abortion‑clinic definition failed 2–5 on May 12.
Public commenters and multiple council members framed the item as both a legal and moral question. Greg Berry (S17), representing the Lynchburg Guardians, urged…
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