Amarillo residents will vote on a so-called abortion travel ban in November, marking the first time Texas voters have had a say in abortion rights since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.
This ballot move is the latest salvo in the battle over abortion rights in the conservative Panhandle city, and in a state with one of the most The measure does not call for pregnant women to be punished for having an abortion elsewhere. However, Jonathan Mitchell, an anti-abortion lawyer who is working with the ordinance’s supporters, hasat passing the ordinance last year, residents began collecting signatures to petition to have it on a local ballot.
“The people will speak and we will hear what they want,” Amarillo City Council member Tom Scherlen said. “Through our process, we will see which side wins.”