Abortion rights advocates gathered outside of Denton City Hall ahead of a city council meeting where the topic of reproductive rights was on the agenda.
Word spread quickly that the resolution, presented by Councilwoman Alison Maguire, would be discussed Tuesday night, and people showed up in large numbers. Hundreds of people came out to city hall before the meeting at a rally organized by OUTreach Denton, in support of abortion rights.
Councilwoman Alison Maguire joined the rally before the meeting. The resolution said the City of Denton will affirm the rights of individuals to make private reproductive decisions and deprioritize the use of city resources for investigating or enforcing laws related to reproductive healthcare.Download NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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