Texas high school valedictorian scraps her planned speech to blast Texas' 'heartbeat' abortion bill

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By Sanford Nowlin
on Thu, Jun 3, 2021 at 9:50 AM
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Lake Highlands High School's Paxton Smith lets Gov. Greg Abbott have it during her commencement speech.
A Texas high school valedictorian last weekend scrapped her school-approved commencement speech to blast Texas' so-called "heartbeat" abortion bill, signed into law last month by Gov. Greg Abbott.
D Magazine, Lake Highlands High School valedictorian Paxton Smith (grade point average: 104.93) swapped out a speech on media consumption reviewed by school administrators, instead calling out the restrictive abortion law as a "dehumanizing" attack on women.
The measure, which goes into effect in September, prohibits abortions as early as six weeks, before many women are even aware they're pregnant. It includes no exceptions for cases of incest or rape.

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