Austin City Council passes reproductive rights measures in response to Dobbs decision.
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The GRACE Act does not protect organizations, like the Lilith Fund in Austin, that had been helping individuals coordinate and pay for access to abortions. Depending on how APD implements the direction, however, it could protect someone who decides to help a friend or family member access an abortion. Still, Gonzalez said, the measures will help abortion care advocates in Austin because they will not have to focus as much on the criminalization of abortion in Texas.
At a press conference following the brief meeting, Council members and abortion access advocates offered their thoughts on the day’s Council action."More than anything," Vela began,"I do not want people to try andand injure themselves. … We're trying to make Austin as supportive and as safe of a city for abortion rights and for reproductive rights as possible.
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