67 U.S. CITIES AND 6 COUNTIES HAVE PASSED ORDINANCES OUTLAWING ABORTION*
67 U.S. CITIES AND 6 COUNTIES HAVE PASSED ORDINANCES OUTLAWING ABORTION*
MARK LEE DICKSON
On Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 the City Council of Odessa, Texas (pop. 125, 413) voted to adopt an ordinance outlawing abortion. The adoption of the measure made the City of Odessa the sixty-second city in the nation, and the forty-ninth in Texas, to pass an enforceable ordinance outlawing abortion within their city limits. The vote was 6-1.
Population: 125,413
City Type: Home Rule
County: Ector
On Thursday, January 12, 2023, the City Council of Little River-Academy, Texas voted to adopt an ordinance outlawing abortion. The adoption of the measure made the City of Little River-Academy the sixty-forth city in the nation, and the fiftieth in Texas, to pass an enforceable ordinance outlawing abortion within their city limits. The vote was 5-0.
Population: 2,048
City Type: General Law Type A
County: Bell
On July 14, 2023, the Mitchell County Commissioners' Court voted to adopt an ordinance outlawing abortion and abortion trafficking in the unincorporated parts of Mitchell County, Texas.
The vote of the Mitchell County Commissioners' Court , which covered all of the unincorporated parts of Mitchell County was 4-0.
County Population: 9,070
Unincorporated Population: 3,766
On August 28, 2023, the Goliad County Commissioners' Court voted to adopt an ordinance outlawing abortion and abortion trafficking in the unincorporated parts of Goliad County, Texas.
The vote of the Goliad County Commissioners' Court , which covered all of the unincorporated parts of Goliad County was 4-0.
County Population: 7,012
Unincorporated Population: 5,392
On September 28, 2023, the Cochran County Commissioners' Court voted to adopt an ordinance outlawing abortion and abortion trafficking in the unincorporated parts of Cochran County, Texas.
The vote of the Cochran County Commissioners' Court , which covered all of the unincorporated parts of Cochran County was 4-0.
County Population: 2,547
Unincorporated Population: 42
On October 23, 2023, the Lubbock County Commissioners' Court voted to adopt an ordinance outlawing abortion and abortion trafficking in the unincorporated parts of Lubbock County, Texas.
The vote of the Lubbock County Commissioners' Court, which covered all of the unincorporated parts of Lubbock County was 3-0, with two abstaining.
County Population: 317,561
Unincorporated Population: 30,127