Texas city sued over 'Reproductive Justice Fund' that allegedly uses taxpayer dollars for abortion trafficking

San Antonio is facing a lawsuit over its newly established "Reproductive Justice Fund," which will allegedly use taxpayer dollars to pay for out-of-state abortions, thereby circumventing Texas' pro-life laws, the Daily Caller News Foundation reported Tuesday.

The fund will provide $500,000 to nonprofit organizations providing reproductive health care. However, some city officials hope the money will be used to cover travel expenses for women seeking out-of-state abortions.

Ariana Rodriguez with the pro-abortion group Jane's Due Process told KENS, "This fund is really going to doula care, especially for people of color who are more likely to have complicated pregnancies." She said the funds will also go toward emergency contraception and STI testing.

Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez told the outlet, "I hope we are increasing access to safe abortions where they are legal in whatever way we can legally provide that support."

"Texans who want care have to travel out of state," Rodriguez continued. "So that means, 'How many days are you going to have to take off work to get care? Are you going on a plane, are you going in a car? How are you getting out of the state?'"

Amy O'Donnell with Texas Alliance for Life told the outlet that she and other pro-life advocates believe the funds should have been given to pregnancy care centers instead.

"We are tremendously disappointed, but not surprised," she noted.

On Tuesday, Texas Right to Life, Texas Leadership Coalition, and Texans for Fiscal Responsibility filed a lawsuit against the city, claiming that the fund violated state law by utilizing taxpayer money to cover out-of-state abortions, documents obtained by the DCNF revealed.

TRL president John Seago told the outlet, "We will not allow the city of San Antonio to give taxpayer money to criminal organizations that engage in abortion trafficking and disregard the pro-life laws of our state."

"We will be taking discovery from every one of these abortion funds to expose their violations of state law and the criminal activities of their members and donors. Any other city in Texas that tries to give taxpayer money to abortion funds or abortion-assistance organizations will be met with a similar lawsuit," Seago said.

The lawsuit claimed that taxpayer funds sent to pro-abortion organizations violated Article 4512.1, prohibiting abortion. It stated that it "aids or abets the criminal activities of these organizations."

"That includes grants to these organizations even if the money is earmarked for non-abortion purposes because any such grant aids and abets their criminal activities by freeing up money and resources for the 'procurement' of drug-induced abortions," the complaint stated.

According to Seago, several San Antonio residents who were "appalled" that their taxpayer dollars were going to the fund also joined the lawsuit.

The suit requests a temporary injunction and that the fund be deemed "invalid."

"We have some pro-life, taxpaying citizens who not only want to see their city embrace pro-life values but are just appalled that their taxes are going directly to break the law and send women out of state or help them access illegal abortions in the state," Seago explained. "If the city of San Antonio is partnering with these organizations, that is a huge problem. If they're going to be giving them money, that extends the aiding and abetting strategy and puts the city of San Antonio as one of these illegal operators."

The city of San Antonio did not respond to a request for comment, the DCNF reported.

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