If Roe v Wade is overturned, Texas has trigger laws in place which means abortions would be almost fully illegal.
Ground Game Texas, a grassroots organization, may also pursue a similar strategy in other cities.
"We might use his resolution as the model of our ordinance that would go forward so yeah really grateful for his leadership, Councilman Chito Vela, and we're talking with other city councilmembers in other cities, progressive ones, who would like to help us decriminalize abortion in the major cities since it's looking likely that Roe is going to be overturned and our trigger laws will go into effect here in Texas," said Julie Oliver, Executive Director for Ground Game Texas.
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