PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The City Council in Portland, Oregon, has scrapped a plan to boycott Texas businesses because of a new law that prohibits most abortions there, deciding Wednesday to instead set aside $200,000 to fund reproductive care. The new plan to fund reproductive services passed 4-1 on Wednesday. Commissioner Mingus Mapps cast the only ‘no’ vote, saying he was “genuinely mystified” by what the City Council was trying to accomplish by allocating the $200,000 to fund reproductive care. Spokesperson Heather Hafer said the city had purchased slightly less than $35 million in goods and services from Texas in the past five years. Probably not,“ Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty said.

Source: thestar September 15, 2021 23:26 UTC