Thu May 5, 2022 – 12:37 pm EDT
WILLEY, Iowa (LifeSiteNews) – On Monday, May 2, a small town in Iowa passed legislation banning all abortions and thereby making their city America’s 49th sanctuary city for the unborn.
On Monday, the Willey City Council unanimously voted for a bill outlawing all abortions within the city limits, local news outlet Carroll Times Herald reported. The law outlaws both surgical and chemical abortions.
Mark Lee Dickson, founder of the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn initiative, announced on twitter: “Tonight the City of Willey, Iowa became the FORTY-NINTH CITY in the nation, and the FIRST CITY in Iowa, to pass an enforceable ordinance outlawing abortion within their city limits.”
Tonight the City of Willey, Iowa (pop. 101) became the FORTY-NINTH CITY in the nation, and the FIRST CITY in Iowa, to pass an enforceable ordinance outlawing abortion within their city limits. The vote by the City Council was unanimous, 4-0! Way to go Willey, Iowa! pic.twitter.com/GDbtUpT1RP
— Mark Lee Dickson (@MarkLeeDickson) May 3, 2022
This decision was met with applause from the local townspeople who gathered outside to hear the news. Mayor Kristin Nehring supported this decision, saying,
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