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Texas city passes ‘Sanctuary for the Unborn’ Ordinance on Election Day
Disclaimer: Views expressed in this guest post are solely those of the author.
On Tuesday, November 3, residents of the Texas-New Mexico border city of Seminole, Texas (pop. 7,952), voted for Proposition B, also advertised as Proposition 2. The results were 53.10% (831 votes) for the ordinance and 46.90% (734 votes) against the ordinance – a difference of 6.2% (97 votes). The vote made Seminole the 101st city in the nation (and the 84th in Texas) to pass an ordinance further outlawing abortion.
The city is Texas's sixth pro-life ballot victory since the initiative began, following victories in Lubbock (May 2021), Abilene, San Angelo, Plainview, and Athens (November 2022).
Seminole residents and initiative supporters take a group picture at the Vote For Life Election Night Watch Party on November 3, 2026, at The Wild Harvest restaurant in Seminole, Texas.
The Seminole Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance:
Prohibits elective abortions and the aiding or abetting of elective abortions within the city of Seminole by extending the private enforcement mechanism of the Texas Heartbeat Act from the point of detectable heartbeat to the point of fertilization.
Prohibits elective abortions on residents of the city of Seminole – regardless of where the abortion takes place.
Prohibits abortion traffickers and abortion trafficking organizations from trafficking women, including minors, through the city of Seminole for abortions across state lines.
Prohibits abortion-inducing drugs from being mailed into the city of Seminole by the creation of a localized private right of action, serving as an additional deterrent against out-of-state abortion pill distributors.
Recognizes any organization involved in the mailing and receiving of abortion inducing drugs and abortion paraphernalia as criminal abortion organizations in violation of the federal Comstock Act and prohibits such organizations from doing business within the city of Seminole.
Prohibits Texas waste management companies from transporting through the city of Seminole the remains of dead babies that have been aborted at abortion facilities outside the State of Texas and brought back into Texas for disposal as trash in landfills.
The Seminole Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance also educates about the Thriving Texas Families Program. It directs people to the Texas Pregnancy Care Network website for resources available to women experiencing unexpected pregnancies.
The Seminole Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance is enforced the same way the Texas Heartbeat Act is enforced: through a private enforcement mechanism that allows private citizens to sue any organization or individual violating the ordinance. The ordinance DOES NOT, however, allow any action to be taken against the mother of the unborn child.
In August 2023, 20 Texas Senators and Representatives penned a letter supporting cities and counties passing such measures across the State of Texas. The letter read:
While it is true that abortion is outlawed in the entire State of Texas, from the point of conception, our work is far from over. Right now, throughout the State of Texas, women are being trafficked across our borders by abortion traffickers funded by abortion trafficking organizations still operating in our state. As a result, these women are being abused and traumatized by abortion across our Texas–New Mexico border and sent back to Texas for our cities and counties to deal with the aftermath taking place in our homes, our schools, our churches, and our hospitals.
The Sanctuary for the Unborn ordinances seek to protect these institutions by putting safeguards in place to protect men, women, and their children for years to come. These ordinances, which seek to close as many loopholes as possible, do not penalize women who seek or undergo abortions, but place the penalty on the party who most deserves it – the abortionist and the industry profiting from the unjust procedure, including abortion traffickers.
Upon hearing the news, Seminole resident Jacob Ginter – the originator of the Facebook group titled Make Seminole A Sanctuary City for the Unborn – shared the results of the election, proclaiming, “Six years in the making!! Praise Jesus!!” The long-awaited victory was finally here.
Texas Right To Life Legislative Director Ashley Leenerts called the vote “a great victory for babies and women!”
Thirty minutes from Seminole, across the Texas-New Mexico border, the Right to Life Committee of Lea County, New Mexico, shared, “Praise God for this good news! Thank you to the citizens of Seminole for protecting women and their preborn babies from abortion in New Mexico.”
Unfortunately, Seminole’s Vote for Life victory came with devastating losses throughout the Lone Star State. Statewide, Texas lost many positions of influence, including Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, United States Senator, Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, and the Texas House of Representatives.
The Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinances, like the one adopted in Seminole, may be needed now more than ever.
Since June 2019, 125 political subdivisions (101 cities and 24 counties) have passed local measures outlawing abortion throughout the United States, including 106 (84 cities and 22 counties) in Texas. Since August 2023, 53 political subdivisions in Texas have passed ordinances identical in substance to the Seminole Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance.
Citizens wanting to see their city or county pass an ordinance to further protect pregnant mothers and their unborn children from the violence of abortion are encouraged to sign the online petition – regardless of what city, county, or state they are located in.
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Texas city passes ‘Sanctuary for the Unborn’ Ordinance on Election Day
Disclaimer: Views expressed in this guest post are solely those of the author.
On Tuesday, November 3, residents of the Texas-New Mexico border city of Seminole, Texas (pop. 7,952), voted for Proposition B, also advertised as Proposition 2. The results were 53.10% (831 votes) for the ordinance and 46.90% (734 votes) against the ordinance – a difference of 6.2% (97 votes). The vote made Seminole the 101st city in the nation (and the 84th in Texas) to pass an ordinance further outlawing abortion.
The city is Texas's sixth pro-life ballot victory since the initiative began, following victories in Lubbock (May 2021), Abilene, San Angelo, Plainview, and Athens (November 2022).
Seminole residents and initiative supporters take a group picture at the Vote For Life Election Night Watch Party on November 3, 2026, at The Wild Harvest restaurant in Seminole, Texas.
The Seminole Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance:
Prohibits elective abortions and the aiding or abetting of elective abortions within the city of Seminole by extending the private enforcement mechanism of the Texas Heartbeat Act from the point of detectable heartbeat to the point of fertilization.
Prohibits elective abortions on residents of the city of Seminole – regardless of where the abortion takes place.
Prohibits abortion traffickers and abortion trafficking organizations from trafficking women, including minors, through the city of Seminole for abortions across state lines.
Prohibits abortion-inducing drugs from being mailed into the city of Seminole by the creation of a localized private right of action, serving as an additional deterrent against out-of-state abortion pill distributors.
Recognizes any organization involved in the mailing and receiving of abortion inducing drugs and abortion paraphernalia as criminal abortion organizations in violation of the federal Comstock Act and prohibits such organizations from doing business within the city of Seminole.
Prohibits Texas waste management companies from transporting through the city of Seminole the remains of dead babies that have been aborted at abortion facilities outside the State of Texas and brought back into Texas for disposal as trash in landfills.
The Seminole Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance also educates about the Thriving Texas Families Program. It directs people to the Texas Pregnancy Care Network website for resources available to women experiencing unexpected pregnancies.
The Seminole Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance is enforced the same way the Texas Heartbeat Act is enforced: through a private enforcement mechanism that allows private citizens to sue any organization or individual violating the ordinance. The ordinance DOES NOT, however, allow any action to be taken against the mother of the unborn child.
In August 2023, 20 Texas Senators and Representatives penned a letter supporting cities and counties passing such measures across the State of Texas. The letter read:
While it is true that abortion is outlawed in the entire State of Texas, from the point of conception, our work is far from over. Right now, throughout the State of Texas, women are being trafficked across our borders by abortion traffickers funded by abortion trafficking organizations still operating in our state. As a result, these women are being abused and traumatized by abortion across our Texas–New Mexico border and sent back to Texas for our cities and counties to deal with the aftermath taking place in our homes, our schools, our churches, and our hospitals.
The Sanctuary for the Unborn ordinances seek to protect these institutions by putting safeguards in place to protect men, women, and their children for years to come. These ordinances, which seek to close as many loopholes as possible, do not penalize women who seek or undergo abortions, but place the penalty on the party who most deserves it – the abortionist and the industry profiting from the unjust procedure, including abortion traffickers.
Upon hearing the news, Seminole resident Jacob Ginter – the originator of the Facebook group titled Make Seminole A Sanctuary City for the Unborn – shared the results of the election, proclaiming, “Six years in the making!! Praise Jesus!!” The long-awaited victory was finally here.
Texas Right To Life Legislative Director Ashley Leenerts called the vote “a great victory for babies and women!”
Thirty minutes from Seminole, across the Texas-New Mexico border, the Right to Life Committee of Lea County, New Mexico, shared, “Praise God for this good news! Thank you to the citizens of Seminole for protecting women and their preborn babies from abortion in New Mexico.”
Unfortunately, Seminole’s Vote for Life victory came with devastating losses throughout the Lone Star State. Statewide, Texas lost many positions of influence, including Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, United States Senator, Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, and the Texas House of Representatives.
The Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinances, like the one adopted in Seminole, may be needed now more than ever.
Since June 2019, 125 political subdivisions (101 cities and 24 counties) have passed local measures outlawing abortion throughout the United States, including 106 (84 cities and 22 counties) in Texas. Since August 2023, 53 political subdivisions in Texas have passed ordinances identical in substance to the Seminole Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance.
Citizens wanting to see their city or county pass an ordinance to further protect pregnant mothers and their unborn children from the violence of abortion are encouraged to sign the online petition – regardless of what city, county, or state they are located in.
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