the day about me and it needed to be about all women, every woman in the state that was going to be impacted. and these are the women who are impacted by these kinds of decisions, and shouldn t we be able to say to them that there is a reason for it, that there is absolute health reasons for it, and if there isn t, shouldn t we all agree that making sure that they have access is the best thing that we can do for their healthcare in the state of texas? - senator davis, the medical literature - i mean, ultimately the populations that are the most affected are these rural, lower income populations, particularly places like the rio grande valley. - there s the border wall. you know, living in south texas, most of the gap is rural, and then you get down to the urban area, which is the valley, like we are low-income.
- you said partisanship, which i don t fall under. - no, you do not. - cause i m a democratic, pro-life legislator. you know that i do have an inner strength that supports this bill, and that strength is in the name of my faith as a roman catholic. - anti-choice people, you know, they say that they re being backed up by religion, but at the end of the day, you know, all they do is like damage people and hurt them and you know, make them feel less than, and, you know, shaming them for their decision. - and i urge everyone to go home and write their mamas a letter and thank them for being pro-life, or else they wouldn t be here today. - a lot of what i connected with wendy davis was that she has also gone through a lot of the stuff i, or people that i know have gone through. she was a young mother, she went to a community college and seeing somebody who used to go to a community college fighting for reproductive rights as a politician was something that was just like, so mind blowing to
to choose what is best for them. these decision are hard enough without placing extra limits on them. - a senator is telling the world about my daughter and it s having an emotional impact on her. you know, it was really, validation about how difficult it was, what i went through. [somber music] - it struck me so deeply, because i felt as though i were reading my own story. [soft music] - texas state senator wendy davis. she has a brand new memoir. it is called forgetting to be afraid. in it, davis reveals for the very first time that she made the decision to terminate two pregnancies.
- so part of this informed consent is, it can t just be sort of thrown into the larger consent form. it needs to be a distinct or separate section, and specifically in at least 18-point bold face type, saying, consent for examination of pelvic region. [dramatic music] the common thread among all the work that i ve done is really fighting for and prioritizing the lives and identities of women and gender minorities in texas. and so, this is the same sort of work that i think wendy davis showed me a lot about and taught me a lot about in high school. it s the same work that i hope to do literally for the rest of my life. [dramatic music] discomfort back there? instead of using aloe, or baby wipes, or powders, try the cooling, soothing relief or preparation h.
a living minimum wage, or family leave. i am opposed as a social worker, a healthcare professional, and as a woman. let the record show that i vehemently oppose hb60. thank you. the letter that struck me the most, and still to this day, really sticks with me is the letter that i read from carole m. - the day of the filibuster, i was actually in abilene, texas for work. i got a text probably early in the afternoon from heather busby that said, wendy davis is reading your story. so i cut my trip short, drove back to austin. - no one ever thinks they re going to be faced with the decision of terminating a much wanted pregnancy.