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A '''sanctuary city for the unborn''' is a municipality which has passed a legal ordinance, prohibiting the performing of [[abortion]]s within its municipal limits.  The term is taken from "[[sanctuary city]]" (a city that openly states that it will not enforce immigration laws) and differs from an abortion sanctuary city (which is a city that will allow abortions no matter what other jurisdictions do).

A '''sanctuary city for the unborn''' is a municipality which has passed a legal ordinance, prohibiting the performing of [[abortion]]s within its municipal limits.  The term is taken from "[[sanctuary city]]" (a city that openly states that it will not enforce immigration laws) and differs from an abortion sanctuary city (which is a city that will allow abortions no matter what other jurisdictions do).  The term also includes counties which have passed ordinances covering the portions not part of an incorporated municipality.

The cities which have passed such ordinances or have considered doing so are generally very small rural towns (though the largest city, [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]], is over 250,000 population and is home to a large state university) where the city (or the county in which it is located) is overwhelmingly conservative, Republican and pro-life; even if the area was heavily liberal, Democrat and openly supported abortion on demand, abortion clinics likely would not open in those towns due to the lack of potential clients (though Lubbock was home to one).  Even so, it has not stopped abortion advocacy groups from threatening to sue if such an ordinance is passed, which has caused some towns to not take any action and at least two towns to withdraw the ordinances passed.

The cities which have passed such ordinances or have considered doing so are generally very small rural towns (though the largest city, [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]], is over 250,000 population and is home to a large state university) where the city (or the county in which it is located) is overwhelmingly conservative, Republican and pro-life; even if the area was heavily liberal, Democrat and openly supported abortion on demand, abortion clinics likely would not open in those towns due to the lack of potential clients (though Lubbock was home to one).  Even so, it has not stopped abortion advocacy groups from threatening to sue if such an ordinance is passed, which has caused some towns to not take any action and at least two towns to withdraw the ordinances passed.

These cities differ from those which have passed resolutions opposing abortion, as a resolution is only "the opinion" of the city and has no legal effect.

These cities differ from those which have passed resolutions opposing abortion, as a resolution is only "the opinion" of the city and has no legal effect.

The movement began in [[Texas]], a generally pro-life state, with the passage of such an ordinance in the town of [[Waskom, Texas]] (located on the Louisiana border) on June 11, 2019, but as of May 2021 has spread to at least two other states.

The movement began in [[Texas]], a generally pro-life state, with the passage of such an ordinance in the town of [[Waskom, Texas]] (located on the Louisiana border) on June 11, 2019, but has spread to other states.

 

 

''The list is current as of August 11, 2022.  Cities which subsequently repealed ordinances are shown to maintain the official count by Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn.''

''The list is current as of August 11, 2022.  Cities which subsequently repealed ordinances are shown to maintain the official count by Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn.''

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