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State senator Wendy Davis talks about what The Women’s Health Program does and how it fights against the unfair laws against women. Davis speaks to us on her Texas-wide tour with Planned Parenthood as she continues to fight against abortion laws.

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Wendy Davis and the Texas Tour appeared first on Witnify.

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Texas Governor Rick Perry provides his reaction to the filibuster of Senator Wendy Davis on June 25, 2013, where she prevented a vote from being taken on Senate Bill 5, which would restrict abortion access in the state. Perry points out that Davis was born to a single mother and was herself a teen mother and suggests that she learn from her own example that every life matters.

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Rick Perry’s Reaction to the Texas Filibuster appeared first on Witnify.

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Wendy Davis discusses her filibuster of Senate Bill 5. On June 25, 2013, Senator Wendy Davis of District 10 in Texas held a filibuster that forced Governor Rick Perry to need to call a special session to continue the debate of a budget bill that cut $4 billion from public education in the state. Davis says that she was the only Senator who was willing to hold the filibuster – and that this was the first time she’d worn flat shoes to a Senate meeting.

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Senator Wendy Davis on Her Filibuster appeared first on Witnify.

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This video from the Texas Tribute shows clips from Senator Wendy Davis’s eleven-hour filibuster on June 25, 2013 to prevent a vote from being taken on Senate Bill 5, which would significantly restrict the abortion laws of the state. Other senators share their opinions about the proceedings, which were disrupted by citizens in the crowd.

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Wendy Davis Defends Pro-Choice in Texas appeared first on Witnify.