San Antonio Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Radical Pro-Abortion, Pro-Marijuana Referendum

Matt Lamb : May 10, 2023
LifeSiteNews.com

"We hope this defeat sends a strong message to those activists seeking to circumvent statewide laws that protect unborn babies from abortion." -Amy O'Donnell, a spokesperson for the pro-life Texas Alliance for Life

(San Antonio, TX) — [LifeSiteNews.com] The second-largest city in Texas rejected a pro-abortion, leftist referendum during Saturday's local elections. (Image: Pexels)

Proposition A garnered only 28% of the vote on Saturday, with almost 72% voting "no" on the referendum, which included several leftist agenda items concerning marijuana, abortion, and woke crime policies.

The proposal would have prohibited law enforcement from issuing citations for some "low-level" marijuana charges and also would prohibit police from "the enforcement of abortion crimes to promote the reproductive health, safety, and privacy of all City residents and stating that police officers shall not investigate, make arrests, or otherwise enforce any alleged criminal abortion, except in limited circumstances."

Abortion is practically unobtainable in the state due to several pro-life laws, including a novel heartbeat law that allows for private lawsuits against anyone who assists a woman in having an abortion. There are currently no abortion facilities open in the state... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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