Jacksonville City Council's entry into the nation's roiling political and legal fight over abortion access ended as abruptly as it started.
City Council member Reggie Gaffney filed legislation in May for covering up to $4,000 of travel costs for city employees obtaining abortions in other states and he sought an emergency vote by council on it.
Council did put the legislation on a fast track but it was to unanimously withdraw it Tuesday without taking an up-or-down vote. Even Gaffney went along with the withdrawal of his legislation in a 19-0 vote.
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