These people, who cannot afford the ability, to leave work, to find care, for the children that they already have, to afford to travel, and have a procedure, elsewhere, and the overnight stays? They are going to be trapped, in a situation of forced pregnancy.
Wendy Davis discusses the impact of restrictive abortion laws on women in states like Texas.
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Yes, I think the most important thing that we accomplished is we empowered the voice of people in Texas, and people who wanted to stand against this intrusion, this government, big government intrusion into their personal lives and liberty…
I'm much more concerned that Roe is actually going to be completely gutted with a return to state law, directing what will happen for women's reproductive freedom going forward.
I think we need to be very thoughtful about how proactive we can be in both red and blue states to protect some of those rights at the state level, understanding that that's what's coming down the pipeline from contraceptive care, to IVF…
They literally had to lock the doors because they had filled our enormous Texas capital to capacity, and their energy kept me going throughout the day.
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