Date:
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
by Steven Ertelt | LifeNews.com | 11/11/14 1:59 PM
A city in Georgia has a unique way of making sure abortions never happen there. The city of Rossville has
banned abortion clinics, with its mayor saying the people of the town want it to be a “peaceful city.”
Members of the city council unanimously passed
the measure banning abortion clinics, according
to the local newspaper. The measure forbids any
abortion facility within city limits.
Rossville Mayor Teddy Harris said the measure
would help keep the city “drama free.”
“We want to be a peaceful city,” Harris said.
“We don’t want to have any protesters.”
There is no abortion clinic in Rossville, and
the ordinance does allow for abortions to
occur within the city if they occur at a
hospital by a licensed physician, are deemed by that doctor to be necessary to save the
woman’s life, and the doctor can certify that the baby would not survive out of the womb.
As of 2011, there were 19 abortion clinics in the entire state of Georgia. Ninety-six percent of
counties — including Walker County, where Rossville is located — do not have a clinic.
“I just don’t think (clinics) are appropriate for our city, ” Harris said.
Thank the Rossville city council by going here.