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Beto O'Rourke: “The city council of Lubbock, Texas, for example, passed an…”

Featuring: Beto O'Rourke, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Texas

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Do you fear the day that some Texans will have their data collected as they leave the state to see if they are trying to obtain abortion services outside of the state of Texas? We see the prologue to that already. The city council of Lubbock, Texas, for example, passed an ordinance that forbids pregnant women from driving on their roads if they seek to leave the state to go to another, like New Mexico, where abortion is safe and legal. On a positive note, the council in Amarillo, a little bit higher up in the Panhandle, considered the same issue. (15:47–15:54)

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Asserts that Lubbock, Texas, passed an ordinance restricting pregnant women from driving if seeking abortions out of state.

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