Councilmembers want to speed up rollout of controversial Reproductive Justice Fund
Some San Antonio City Council members say a city fund that, in part, could help cover the travel costs for women seeking legal, out-of-state abortions isnโt being rolled out quickly enough.
โTransportation to abortion careโ part of plans for San Antonioโs Reproductive Justice Fund
Most of the San Antonio City Council appears open to using at least part of the $500,000 Reproductive Justice Fund to help cover the costs of women traveling out of state to access legal abortions.
City of San Antonio requests dismissal of Reproductive Justice Fund lawsuit
Anti-abortion groups sued the city in October, shortly after the city council created the new $500,000 Reproductive Justice Fund. The city has not determined how the money will be used, but groups like the San Antonio Family Association believe itโs meant to help women access legal, out-of-state abortions by covering their travel costs.
Anti-abortion groups sue City of San Antonio over โReproductive Justice Fundโ
A pair of anti-abortion groups have sued the City of San Antonio over its newly created, still undefined โReproductive Justice Fund,โ which they worry could help women access out-of-state abortions.
City Council passes $3.7B budget, including new fund that could help cover travel to out-of-state abortion clinics
The city council passed the $3.7 billion spending plan for fiscal year 2024 Thursday morning in a 10-0-1 vote. It will take effect Oct. 1 at the beginning of the 2024 fiscal year.
Some sparks fly as council finalizes budget, including fund to assist travel for abortion care
As the San Antonio City Council spent a second day debating last-minute tweaks to the city budget, a proposal that could help fund trips to out-of-state abortion clinics continued to be a point of contention.
โAir of compromiseโ: Abortion travel fund, mental health teams among proposed city budget tweaks
Expanding a popular mental health team, creating a fund to help cover travel to out-of-state abortion clinics, and giving more money for Animal Care Services were among the most high-profile changes council members discussed making to the budget - largely favorably.
Advocates ask city to help fund out-of-state trips to access legal abortion
A coalition of groups supporting abortion rights has asked the City of San Antonio to set up a new $500,000 โReproductive Justice Fund."