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Sec. 28-189. Declarations.
   (1)   We declare Big Spring, Texas to be a Safe Haven for the unborn.
   (2)   Abortion at all times and at all stages of pregnancy is declared to be an act of murder with malice aforethought, subject only to the affirmative defenses described in section 28-190.
   (3)   Organizations that perform abortions and assist others in obtaining abortions are declared to be unlawful. Any organization which merely provides birth control devices or oral contraceptives to prevent pregnancy and does not perform abortions or assist others in obtaining abortions is not declared to be unlawful under this section.
   (4)   The Supreme Court's rulings and opinions in Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992), Stenberg v. Carhart, 530 U.S. 914 (2000), Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, 136 S. Ct. 2292 (2016), and any other rulings or opinions from the Supreme Court that purport to establish or enforce a "constitutional right" to abort a unborn child, are declared to be unconstitutional usurpations of judicial power, which violate both the Tenth Amendment the Republican Form of Government Clause, and are declared to be null and void in the City of Big Spring.
(Ord. No. 004-2020, 1-28-2020; Ord. No. 043-2020, § 2, 11-17-2020)