Even though there are no abortion clinics currently in Pollock, a town of fewer than five hundred people, the council has passed an ordinance that allows its residents to sue anyone who helps someone get one and also bans abortion medication.
while it is litigated in lower courts. Residents can sue others for $10,000 in statutory damages, as well as additional compensatory damages “if the plaintiff has suffered injury or harm from the defendant’s conduct,” including “emotional distress” that is the result of a person getting an abortion, the statute says.
Mayor Douglas Beavers has claimed that he believes he was chosen by God to enforce such a rule. But Councilwoman Cindy Dickey, the lone vote against the ordinance, cited her belief in God to justify her choice to oppose the measure.she said regarding her “no” vote
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