Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced Friday that Portland City Council will vote on an emergency resolution on Wednesday to ban travel by city businesses and employees linked to the state of Texas.

The resolution was made in response to recent state abortion laws that severely restrict access to the procedure. In a statement from the city of Portland, the law was called unconstitutional.

If passed, the ban will continue until the state of Texas withdraws the abortion law or until it is overturned by a court. The City’s legal counsel is currently evaluating the legal aspects of this proposed resolution.

Portland City Council said in a statement: “It is united in its belief that all people should have the right to choose if and when they have a pregnancy and that the decisions they make are complex, difficult and unique to. their situation. “

Almost 50 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled to protect legal and safe abortion in the famous Roe v. Wade. Late Wednesday night, the Supreme Court refused to block a Texas law banning abortions after just 6 weeks of pregnancy. This 5-4 decision allows Texas to ban about 85% of all abortion procedures in the state.

The City of Portland has expressed its disapproval of the law, saying it does not demonstrate concern for the health, safety and well-being of those who could become pregnant; it does not recognize or respect the human rights of women at risk of becoming pregnant; It violates the separation of Church and State; and it will force people to carry pregnancies against their will.

“We stand alongside Chief Justice John Roberts, Judge Elena Kagan, Judge Stephen Breyer and Judge Sonia Sotomayor, who fought to block this attack on human reproductive rights, liberty and autonomy. across the country, ”the statement said.

The statement urged other leaders and elected bodies across the country to condemn the actions of the state government of Texas.