Local lawmakers in Portland, Oregon, are set to vote on an 'emergency resolution' on Wednesday to ban the city's procurement of goods and services from the state of Texas in the wake of its restrictive new abortion law.
Portland’s proposed resolution banning trade with and travel to Texas is a direct response to Texas’ new abortion law.Local lawmakers in Portland, Oregon, are set to vote on an"emergency resolution" on Wednesday to ban the city's procurement of goods and services from the state of Texas in the wake of its restrictive new abortion law.
"The ban will be in effect until the state of Texas withdraws its unconstitutional ban on abortion or until it is overturned in court," a statement from Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler's office said of the resolution.Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler speaks to the media at City Hall, Aug. 30, 2020, in Portland, Ore.
Texas' new abortion law, which went into effect last Wednesday, bans physicians from providing abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detected . This can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. While the law prohibits the state from enforcing the ban, it instead authorizes private citizens to bring civil suits against anyone who"aids or abets" an abortion -- which can even include a driver taking someone to a clinic.
A spokesman for the city council declined ABC News' request for further comment Tuesday on how they will seek to enforce the resolution.
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