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Women, but really to shut down women s access to reproductive care and that s really what the judge, federal judge said in wisconsin today. it is incredible to be here in texas, a state where we have the highest rate of uninsured folks in the country, have for five years running, and yet governor perry and the texas legislature are trying to actually shut down even more women s health centers through passing this bill through a special session this week. i would think that governor perry s announcement that he s not running for re-election would create something of a problem for your campaign because it obviously becomes harder to pressure a politician who s not expecting to go before the voters, at least that state s voters, again. so what do you do now that you cannot threaten to derail his re-election? well, look, governor perry has made his own political agenda, put that ahead of women s health care in texas for pretty much every year he s been in office. i think it s good news ....
And make no mistake, this was no ordinary filibuster. procedural rules dictated that she couldn t eat, couldn t use the bathroom or even lean on her desk for the ten hours. at one point, a colleague helped her put on a back brace which republicans quickly denounced as a violation of the rules. but while davis and her throngs of supporters which overwhelmed capitol police that night succeeded on tuesday, the victory has been short-lived. governor rick perry has ordered a special session in the texas legislature for monday. the message is clear. no amount of procedural heroics will kill this bill a second time. so what does it all mean for the future of women s rights? for women in politics, for the political fate of texas, and even the nation? cecile richards is the president of planned parenthood. nia-malika henderson is a report were the washington post. cecile, a real significant factor is the shutting down of virtually every abortion clinic the state. that s exactly right. that ....
that s exactly right. that s what you re seeing an outpouring of outrage, which has nothing to do with women s health. it has to do with shutting down women s health centers. which tums on the heels of ending service for the women s cutting off women from breast cancer screening, vetoing the equal pay act. this is a final nail. folks have simply had enough. if the bill passes, texas will be a 13th state and a new poll from the national journal more people favor that kind of law than opos it. wendy davis this morning addressed the reality that this bill will likely pass. there was an incredible focus put on what s happening here in texas. women and men across texas are in an uproar about it. i don t expect that their concerns on this issue are going to go away with the passage of the law. ....
Cecile, a real significant factor is the shutting down of virtually every abortion linnik the state. that s exactly right. that s what you re seeing is an outrage shutting down women s health centers. of course this comes on the heels of governor perry and the legislature ending services through the women s health program, cutting off women from breast cancer screening through planned parenthood, vetoing the equal pay act. this is sort of the final nail. i think that s what you saw this week is that folks simply have had enough. the bill passes, texas will become the 13th state to impose a ban on abortion after 20 weeks. at a new poll from the national journal shows that more people across the nation favor that kind of law than oppose it. in an interview on cbs this morning, wendy davis addressed the reality that this bill will likely pass. there was an incredible focus put on what is happening here in texas. women and men across texas are in an uproar about it. ....
Also expected to pass. and then it will go to the republican governor who says he s looking forward to signing it. democrats in wisconsin do not think they can stop republicans from doing this. when this passes, wisconsin women are going to be forced to buy the state government to have medically unnecessary procedures against their will. and the same bill is expected to close more of the women s health centers in the state. they ve only shut down half of them. there s only four clinics in the whole state that provide abortions now. this state will shut down one of the remaining four if not more. plus the forced ultrasounds, plus the sit down and shut up way they did it. will there be a political cost for this in wisconsin? will there be a cost? what stops this train? sit down! right now! call the role. uddlers. you know who you are. you can part a crowd, without saying a word. ....