Press Release
For Immediate Release
In response to city councilor Trudy Jones’ resolution to deny the citizens of ABQ an election on the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Ordinance, members of the pro-life community will hold a rally and press conference outside the County Government Center at One Civic Plaza, at 4:00pm today.
“As soon as we were alerted to Jones’ resolution attempt to deny the citizens of ABQ an election on the “20 week late term abortion ban” we enlisted our attorneys at Life Legal Defense Foundation to caution the city council on moving forward. The citizens of ABQ followed the rules set forth in the city charter, which guarantees an election, any attempt to circumvent the law of the city merits legal action on our part. By her actions Trudy Jones is the one who is disregarding the law, ” stated Tara Shaver, Chair, ABQ Voters For Late Term Abortion Ban.
Media Contact for the rally and press conference outside the County Government Center at One Civic Plaza, at 4:00pm today:
Tara Shaver, 505-319-7825 –ABQ Voters For Late-Term Abortion Ban
Please see LLDF’s press release and click to read their entire letter to city council below.
Press Conference and Rally
October 9, 2013
4:00pm
One Civic Plaza, ABQ
Albuquerque City Council Cautioned Against Violating Voter Rights
Life Legal Defense Foundation Steps in to Save Late Term Abortion Vote
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Oct. 9, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ — Life Legal Defense Foundation has cautioned the Albuquerque City Council not to violate voter rights. The municipal governing board is considering an attempt to block a vote on the “Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Ordinance,” currently scheduled for November 19, 2013.
In a letter to the Council, Attorney Allison Aranda, Senior Staff Counsel for Life Legal Defense Foundation, addressed Councilor Trudy Jones’ proposed resolution to remove the ordinance from the ballot, which if passed, would ban abortions after a baby is 20 weeks gestational age. Aranda cautioned the Council that adopting Jones’ resolution to block a vote on the “Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Ordinance” violates the rights of the citizens of Albuquerque and is in direct conflict with the Albuquerque City Charter.
Aranda labeled the proposal an “unconstitutional fiat by the city council and a blatant violation of the powers reserved to the people under the Albuquerque Charter.” She added that there is no allowance in state law or municipal code for the Council’s action.
Life Legal Defense Foundation Executive Director Dana Cody believes that this is a clear attempt by a councilwoman to superimpose her personal views about late term abortion onto the citizens of Albuquerque and declared, “The Albuquerque City Council’s attempt to violate the voters’ rights must be stopped. If the Council insists on pursuing this resolution, we will take prompt legal action to protect the constitutional rights of the citizens of Albuquerque.”
Read the Life Legal Defense Foundation’s letter to the Albuquerque City Council here.
About Life Legal Defense Foundation
Life Legal Defense Foundation was established in 1989, and is a nonprofit organization composed of attorneys and other concerned citizens committed to giving helpless and innocent human beings of any age, and their advocates, a trained and committed voice in the courtrooms of our nation. For more information about the Life Legal Defense Foundation, visit www.lldf.org.
