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Jayme Lozano Carver

EXPLAINED: Amarillo city council says it needs more time to debate abortion travel ban | Vintage Vibes

Members of the Amarillo City Council meet to consider banning travel to access abortion services during a work session Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023 in Amarillo.
Members of the Amarillo City Council meet to consider a so-called abortion travel ban during a work session at the Amarillo Civic Center Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023 in Amarillo. The council has debated the issue since October. (Credit: Mark Rogers for The Texas Tribune)

AMARILLO — The Amarillo City Council prolonged its debate over a so-called abortion travel ban on Tuesday, spending more than two hours in front of a packed room reviewing draft rules that would attempt to block access to Colorado and New Mexico, two states where a Texas woman could legally obtain an abortion.

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