Jacksonville, Florida City Council Beats Bill To Pay For Killing Babies In Abortions
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Jacksonville, Florida City Council Beats Bill To Pay For Killing Babies In Abortions

The Jacksonville, Florida, City Council on Tuesday rejected legislation that would have forced taxpayers to fund abortion-related travel expenses for city employees.

The Florida Times-Union reports that the council voted unanimously to repeal the measure proposed by Councilman Reggie Gaffney in May.

Even Gaffney voted to withdraw it, claiming he doesn’t “support abortion” but “women’s rights,” according to the report.

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The measure would have saved up to $4,000 for city employees to travel out of state for elective abortions if they have to travel more than 100 miles, the report said.

Two other council members, Rory Diamond and Al Ferarro spoke out against the measure before the vote, saying they were pro-life and would have liked the council to reject the legislation, not just withdraw the report.

“… abortion for my family and me and for people who believe like me that is murder, and to use tax money to let someone go to another city or state to commit murder is outrageous to me, said Diamond.

A new Florida law, due to come into effect on July 1, bans abortions on unborn babies after 15 weeks. The law could save thousands of lives every year.

In recent years, more local governments have taken action against abortion.

ACTION ALERT: Contact City Council members to tell them you don’t want to fund abortion.

In 2019, the Austin, Texas, City Council became the first in the U.S. to indirectly fund abortions by giving pro-abortion groups city taxes to provide transportation, childcare, shelter, and other services to women seeking abortions.

Then, in May, Austin Councilman José Chito Vela said he’d drafted a pro-abortion measure to “decriminalize” abortions in the city if the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade this summer.

The Tucson, Arizona City Council also declared a citywide “emergency” in June as their state may soon begin protecting unborn babies from abortion after the first trimester. The pro-abortion “emergency” resolution criticized state lawmakers for passing legal protections for babies in the womb and charged the Supreme Court for potentially overthrowing Roe.

Other cities have passed legislation to protect unborn babies.

To date, 50 cities in Texas, Nebraska, Ohio, Louisiana, and Iowa have passed Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinances, prohibiting abortions within city limits.

Dozens of other cities and counties have passed pro-life resolutions, which are statements of support but not enforceable law, recognizing the right to life of unborn babies. In Arkansas, 19 counties and ten cities and towns have passed pro-life resolutions, according to the Family Council of Arkansas. Several North Carolina counties have also recently passed pro-life resolutions.

Since 1973, Roe v. Wade has forced states to legalize abortions until they were viable and to allow abortions up to birth. As a result, more than 63 million unborn babies and hundreds of mothers have died in supposedly “safe, legal” abortions.

The Supreme Court is expected to rule this summer, possibly later this month, in a Mississippi abortion case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health.

ACTION ALERT: Contact City Council members to tell them you don’t want to fund abortion.