Como, Texas Becomes 78th City Nationwide to Ban Abortions

On Thursday, August 7th, the City Council of Como, Texas (pop. 758) unanimously passed an ordinance further outlawing abortion in their community, declaring their city a “Sanctuary City for the Unborn.” The 3-0 vote made by Mayor Jerry Radney, City Commissioner Austin Baxley, and City Commissioner David Fordinal, made the City of Como the 78th city in the nation and the 61st city in Texas to ban abortion. The City of Como, located between Sulphur Springs (pop. 16,564) and Winnsboro (pop. 3,614) on State Highway 11, is the fourth political subdivision to have passed a Sanctuary for the Unborn” ordinance during Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s first special session of the 89th Texas Legislature, where he has called for the Texas Legislature to pass legislation further protecting pregnant mothers and their unborn children from the harm of abortion.

Como Mayor Jerry Radney shared, “It is a great honor for the City of Como City Council to be part of something bigger than us. I believe the Lord guides us and has purpose for our lives.” Mayor Radney continued, “It reminds me of when we had a bad accident here in our city a few years back, and it cost someone their life. Putting a red light at that intersection was an urgent priority to prevent further loss of life. And now the passage of this measure is of that same heart and mind – to do everything we can do to further protect pregnant mothers and their unborn children.”

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Pastor Ron Smedley from Community Bible Fellowship in Hopkins County shared, “As a pastor who has several members and congregants in the City of Como, I commend the mayor and city council of Como for their passage of an ordinance that makes Como a Sanctuary City for the Unborn. I thank God for these men’s courage and conviction to establish justice for the innocents. I am so proud of them! I pray other cities and counties will join with them and that God richly blesses them in this effort to further protect pregnant mothers and their unborn children from the harm of abortion.”

The Como Sanctuary City for the Unborn Ordinance, which is enforced through a private right of action – just like the Texas Heartbeat Act, (1) prohibits performing an elective abortion and aiding or abetting elective abortions within the city limits of Como, (2) prohibits elective abortions on residents of Como – regardless of where the abortion takes place, (3) prohibits abortion trafficking through the City of Como, (4) prohibits the mailing of abortion-inducing drugs into the City of Como, (5) prohibits criminal organizations from doing business inside the city limits of Como, and (6) prohibits through or in the City of Como the transportation and disposal of the remains of unborn children who have been killed by an elective abortion across state lines and carried into Texas by waste management companies.

The Como Sanctuary City for the Unborn Ordinance also educates about the Thriving Texas Families Program and directs people to the Texas Pregnancy Care Network website and The Pregnancy Network website operated by Human Coalition for pregnancy and family resources. While the closest pregnancy resource center to the City of Como is Northeast Texas Heart of Hope, the closest pregnancy resource centers receiving funds through the state’s Thriving Texas Families program are located in Mount Pleasant and Greenville.

Many cities throughout Texas have been considering the passage of such measures, including the cities of Hallettsville (pop. 2,756), Moulton (pop. 886), Albany (pop. 2,043) and Leary (pop. 605). Those who wish to see their city or county pass an ordinance further outlawing abortion in their community are encouraged to sign the online petition on the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn website.

LifeNews Note: Mark Lee Dickson lives in Texas and is the founder of the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn Initiative.

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