Abortion in the United States

===Sanctuary cities===
Since 2019, the [[anti-abortion movement in the United States]] has sought declarations of "sanctuary cit[ies] for the unborn".<ref>{{cite news|last=Glenza|first=Jessica|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/27/us-tiny-towns-anti-abortion-ordinances|title=The tiny American towns passing anti-abortion rules|date=April 27, 2021|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=May 11, 2022}}</ref> In June 2019, the city council of [[Waskom, Texas]], voted to outlaw abortion in the city, declaring Waskom a "sanctuary city for the unborn" (the first such city to designate itself as such), as state governments elsewhere in the United States were also drafting abortion bans.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48628224|title=Texas town bans abortion in all-male council vote|date=June 13, 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=January 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/13/waskom-texas-declared-sanctuary-city-unborn-bans-abortion/1443699001/|title='Sanctuary city for the unborn': All-male city council in Texas town bans most abortions|last=Miller|first=Ryan W.|date=June 14, 2019|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=January 23, 2020}}</ref> {{As of|2019|July}}, there is no abortion clinic in the city.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06/13/waksom-texas-outlaws-abortion-five-men/|title=Five men outlaw abortion in a Texas town, declaring a 'sanctuary city for the unborn'|last=Stanley-Becker|first=Isaac|date=June 13, 2019|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=May 11, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ksla.com/2019/07/06/abortion-is-freedom-billboards-cause-controversy-waskom-city-declared-act-illegal/|title='Abortion is Freedom' billboards cause controversy in Waskom, city declared the act illegal|last=Hargett|first=Kenley|date=July 6, 2019|website=Ksla.com|access-date=January 23, 2020}}</ref> The Waskom ordinance has led other small cities in Texas, and as of April 2021 in Nebraska, to vote in favor of becoming "sanctuary cities for the unborn".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2019/10/01/antiabortion-law-spreads-east-texas/|title=Anti-abortion law spreads in East Texas as 'sanctuary city for the unborn' movement expands|last=Wax-Thibodeaux|first=Emily|date=October 1, 2019|newspaper=[[The Texas Tribune]]|access-date=January 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-abortion-city-sanctuary|title=Banning abortion, more Texas towns become 'sanctuary cities for the unborn'|last=Parke|first=Caleb|date=January 16, 2020|website=Fox News|access-date=January 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.click2houston.com/news/texas/2020/01/15/three-texas-towns-vote-in-favor-of-sanctuary-cities-for-the-unborn-hoping-to-ban-abortion/|title=Three Texas towns vote in favor of 'sanctuary cities for the unborn,' hoping to ban abortion|last=Walters|first=Edgar|date=January 15, 2020|website=Click2Houston.com|access-date=January 23, 2020}}</ref>

On April 6, 2021, [[Hayes Center, Nebraska]], became the first city in Nebraska to outlaw abortion by local ordinance, declaring itself a "sanctuary city for the unborn."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.1011now.com/2021/04/08/hayes-center-is-first-nebraska-town-to-make-abortion-illegal-and-punishable-by-law|title=Hayes Center is first Nebraska town to make abortion illegal and punishable by law|last=Standiford|first=Melanie|date=April 7, 2021|website=1011now.com|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418171938/https://www.1011now.com/2021/04/08/hayes-center-is-first-nebraska-town-to-make-abortion-illegal-and-punishable-by-law/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The city of [[Blue Hill, Nebraska]], followed suit and enacted a similar ordinance outlawing abortion on April 13, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.1011now.com/2021/04/15/blue-hill-is-second-nebraska-town-to-outlaw-abortion-in-city-limits|title=Blue Hill is second Nebraska town to outlaw abortion in city limits|last=|first=|date=April 15, 2021|website=1011now.com|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nebraska.tv/newsletter-daily/two-nebraska-towns-outlaw-abortion|title=Two Nebraska towns outlaw abortion|last=Shatara|first=Jay|date=April 16, 2021|website=Nebraska.tv |access-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref> In May 2021, [[Lubbock, Texas]], with a population of less than 270,000,<!--<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/lubbock-tx-population|title = Lubbock, Texas Population 2021 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs)}}</ref>--> voted to ban abortion with the "sanctuary city for the unborn ordinance", becoming the largest city in the U.S. to ban abortion.<ref>{{cite web|date=May 1, 2021|url=https://theeagle.com/news/state-and-regional/lubbock-votes-to-become-the-state-s-largest-sanctuary-city-for-the-unborn/article_d40c6a47-af9a-5d0b-b5af-948628c81161.html|title=Lubbock votes to become the state's largest 'sanctuary city for the unborn'|first=Shannon|last=Najmabadi|website=The Eagle|access-date=May 11, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/local-news/lubbock-votes-to-become-largest-city-in-u-s-to-ban-abortion/|title=Lubbock votes to become largest city in U.S. to ban abortion|publisher=KAMC|date=May 2, 2021|access-date=May 11, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/05/01/lubbocks-sanctuary-city-for-the-unborn-ordinance-appears-headed-for-passage/|title=Lubbock's Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance wins passage by wide margin|date=May 2, 2021|newspaper=The Dallas Morning News|access-date=May 11, 2022}}</ref>

Abortion rights movements have also pushed for similar counterpart legislation in other cities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Abortion Sanctuary Cities: A Local Response to The Criminalization of Self-Managed Abortion |url=https://www.californialawreview.org/print/abortion-sanctuary-cities/ |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=California Law Review |language=en-US}}</ref>