San Antonio City Council committee votes against abortion travel fund

City Council's Community Health Committee voted Thursday not to advance a proposal that would allocate $100,000 of public funds to pay for out-of-state travel for people seeking legal abortion care. The council consideration request (CCR) proposed by councilwoman Melissa Cabello Havrda would have provided additional funding for out-of-state abortion travel. The CCR, which was initially suggested by Mayor Ron Nirenberg, was meant to address an omission from November's Reproductive Justice Fund.