If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade a group of Austin, Tx., city council members in the Texas state capital of Austin, Tx., will put forward a resolution to “decriminalize” abortion there, reports The Guardian. The resolution seeks to protect patients and medical professionals from criminal prosecution and would also advise Austin police not to assist other law enforcement, such as state police, in such investigations. Austin’s Guarding the Right to Abortion Care for Everyone or “Grace” Act is still in draft form, and text is not expected to be immediately released. The council would likely consider the act after the Supreme Court releases its final decision in the highly anticipated abortion case.
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