On November 5, 2024, the citizens of Amarillo, Texas will vote on a local ordinance that would further protect the unborn. While Texans have a strong reputation of standing for life, some wonder if this election might be different.
If a majority of Amarillo voters mark their ballots FOR Proposition A, Amarillo will become the 53rd city in Texas and the 70th city in the nation to pass a Sanctuary City for the Unborn Ordinance. Amarillo would also become the sixth pro-life ballot victory in Texas since the initiative began, following victories in Lubbock in May of 2021 and Abilene, San Angelo, Plainview, and Athens in November of 2022. If a majority mark their ballots AGAINST Proposition A, Amarillo will become the first city in Texas where voters have rejected an anti-abortion ordinance on a citywide ballot.
Some may wonder why such a measure is even necessary in a state where babies are protected from the point of conception. That can be answered by the abortion suppliers who are open for business in neighboring states.
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In New Mexico, Amy Hagstrom Miller shared, “Nearly all of the appointments made at Whole Woman’s Health in Albuquerque have been made by Texans.” In Colorado, Leroy Carhart IV revealed that 47% of his patients at CARE Colorado in Pueblo were from Texas, while only 31% were from Colorado. And in Kansas, Emily Wales shared that “around half of all patients at Planned Parenthood clinics in Kansas are Texans,” adding that the “heightened demand often surpasses the Wichita clinic’s capacity, and Texas patients are referred to the more distant Kansas City and Overland Park locations.”
To help end this practice known as abortion trafficking, state senators and representatives in Texas and New Mexico have signed onto letters supporting Texas cities and counties passing ordinances prohibiting abortion trafficking. The ordinances appear to be working. Abortion supplier Alan Braid, from Alamo Women’s Clinic in Albuquerque, said “abortion travel bans” like the one passed in Lubbock County are having an impact on abortion centers throughout New Mexico. According to Braid, “They’re having higher no-show rates because people are afraid to drive through Lubbock.” Amy Hagstom Miller at Whole Woman’s Health told the Texas Observer that when Lubbock County was considering their ordinance “every patient from Dallas canceled their appointments at the Albuquerque clinic.”
Parents throughout Amarillo have also raised concerns about abortion facilities and abortion assistance organizations that help minors in Texas get abortions across state lines without parental consent. The Alamo Women’s Clinic website lists several abortion assistance organizations willing to help cover abortion travel expenses. Alamo has even advertised on their own Facebook page, “Texas Teens — if you are under 18 and seeking an abortion, there is funding available. Abortions Care and all travel and expenses are FREE. Compassionate, Kind and Discreet staff. No Parental consent is needed in Albuquerque or Illinois.”
As if these things were not bad enough, residents have also seen evidence of abortion “waste” coming into Texas from states like New Mexico, Kansas, and California.
Amarillo’s ballot measure contains six prohibitions seeking to close six major loopholes in Texas anti-abortion laws. Those are:
Despite all the reasons why one would want to see such a measure pass, the level of opposition in Amarillo is at an all-time high. Much of that opposition comes from Rachel O’Leary Carmona, the executive director of the national organization known as Women’s March. In 2021, she moved from Brooklyn, New York, to Amarillo, Texas. Carmona has prided herself as the “Amarillo Women’s March Jezebel,” inviting her followers to take part in her “Jezebel Shenanigans.” Carmona is also on the advisory board for the 22nd Century Initiative, which is part of the Tides Center. All of these groups are beneficiaries of billionaires such as George Soros and his son, Alex Soros, through their Open Society Foundations.
It was the Women’s March constantly pressuring Federal District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. the FDA case. Thankfully, Kacsmaryk stood firm. Unfortunately, when the Amarillo City Council found themselves being pressured by Women’s March, the council caved, voting against the lifesaving ordinance. A multitude of emails over the last several years shows Women’s March extremely engaged and aggressive in targeting the City of Amarillo.
Adding complexity to the battle, the District Attorney’s Office in Randall County has been compromised. Aubrey Reinhardt Birkenfeld, the assistant district attorney, has a long history of pro-abortion activism, working for Planned Parenthood as a speaker and patient advocate. Birkenfeld also volunteered with Jane’s Due Process, providing “intake and counseling of minors seeking a judicial bypass in the State of Texas” and partnered with organizations “such as TEA Fund, Lilith Fund, and West Fund to provide minors with financial assistance” for their abortions.
Responding to overwhelming opposition, pro-life organizations from across the state and the nation find themselves not just fighting for an ordinance — but for the future of Texas. And even though 10 states are considering constitutional amendments relating to abortion, one Washington, D.C. news outlet recognizes that Amarillo could very well be “the most consequential abortion fight of this election cycle.”
Mark Lee Dickson is the founder of the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn Initiative.
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