Russell Co. Declares it’s a Pro-life Sanctuary!
The mainstream media won’t share this information with you, but we will: the amazing people of Russell County, Virginia, have once again set the standard for the rest of the state by declaring itself a pro-life sanctuary! On September 12th, the Russell County Board of Supervisors, after listening to their constituents, passed a local resolution that declares the county to be a community that promotes the dignity of all human beings, from conception through natural death.
They are now the first locality in Virginia whose elected body passed a resolution that vows to do everything within its powers to protect the full humanity of the preborn child. Here are some of the strong declaratory statements contained within their resolution:
“The Russell County Board of Supervisors hereby recognizes and declares the full humanity of the pre-born child … where the dignity of all human beings, from conception through death, will be defended and promoted.”
“The Russell County Board of Supervisors hereby resolves to enforce this resolution by all means within its power…”
Now their achievements have inspired Tazwell County to consider a similar resolution affirming the dignity from conception to natural death at its October 4th BOS meeting. We can’t let Russell County (and maybe Tazwell) be alone – every pro-life citizen should help spread pro-life sanctuaries statewide!
Here is what to do:
Contact your County Board of Supervisors or City Council members and ask them to pass a resolution that declares your county/city to be a community where the dignity of all human beings, from conception through natural death, will be defended and promoted using all available powers. For your convenience, we've created a modified version of the Russell County resolution (“Sample Pro-Life Resolution”) that you can provide to your local representatives. To download the Word document, just click on the link below.
https://www.familyfoundation.org/s/Sample-Pro-Life-Resolution-The-Family-Foundation.docx
What happened in Russell County is part of a nation-wide local pro-life sanctuary movement that’s urging localities to pass resolutions and ordinances that protect the sanctity of life. The Gallup organization has conducted polling that shows America is evenly split on the abortion issue, but many localities have solidly conservative majorities, making them ideal places to initiate pro-life resolutions and ordinances that aim to defend the unborn.
In the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, many states are acting by passing laws that place restrictions on abortions or prohibit the practice altogether. For states like Virginia that no longer have strong pro-life laws, the efforts at the local level to pass pro-life sanctuary resolutions are an innovative way to express a community’s intention to protect innocent unborn life.
The local “Pro-Life Sanctuary Movement” is gaining steam in Virginia, and we need everyone to join!
