El Paso City Council approves creation of women's rights panel after anti-abortion protest
The city of El Paso will create a commission focused on women’s equality and protecting their rights.
After a protest Tuesday outside the El Paso City Hall building, a lengthy public comment period and a move to delete the item from the agenda, El Paso City Council members voted 5-3 to create the commission.
City Reps. Peter Svarzbein, Alexsandra Annello, Cassandra Hernandez, Isabel Salcido and Henry Rivera voted for the commission. City Reps. Joe Molinar, Claudia Rodriguez and Cissy Lizarraga voted against the item.
More than 50 anti-abortion protesters gathered Tuesday outside El Paso City Hall to oppose the creation of the commission.
The protest was organized by Irene Armendariz-Jackson, a Republican candidate running against U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D- El Paso, for U.S. House District 16.
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