to respectfully say...

[Bobyan]

that Wendy Davis is my Hero.

YANBU - She's fab :)

Who???

She's the US senator who attempted to stop a contentious anti-abortion bill by speaking non-stop for thirteen hours.
The rules of the house meant that she wasn't allowed to drink, visit the loo, eat or even lean on her desk whilst she was talking.

Republicans are trying to claim the vote went through before midnight. Observers are saying it wasn't called until just after.

#standwithwendy was the twitter hashtag over the course of the reading.

At least she tried

YANBU

I've just read that she did it, the bill didn't pass

www.inquisitr.com/815738/texas-abortion-bill-sb5-fails-to-pass/

Relieved to hear it.

Add in the fact that at 19 she was a divorcee with a child living in a mobile home and still managed to get into Harvard Law school and I am humbled.

She is a superwoman

Bloody hell, that's amazing! Wonder if she also stuck to the rules of 'Just A Minute' and managed to avoid repetition and deviation.

She was amazing. So much hostility around her but she was so calm. Respect!

She did an amazing thing today, I am so happy they managed to defeat the bill.

The trainers and back brace also made me smile - she came prepared!

Yup mine too today. Perhaps on mn we should have a hero/heroine spot?

Awesome news that she's succeeded. The woman is an inspiration.

The proposal would have forbidden abortions after 20 weeks.
Phew... women will still be able to abort viable babies.
It would also have meant that abortion clinics would have had to be real surgical centres, so that women using them would be safer.

If the clinics had to be "surgical centres" there would be five clinics to serve the state of Texas which us 3 times the geographic size of England. This making it almost impossible for poor women in rural areas to access their constitutional right to decide if they want to proceed with a pregnancy.

It was an underhand way of making abortion impossible for Texan women. If they want to outlaw abortion the Republicans could at least have the decency to be upfront about what they are doing.

She is amazing.

What an incredible woman.

She's brilliant!

Yes javotte women will still have the right to decide what happens to them and their bodies.

javotte
Texas is nearly the size of France, do you really think 5 clinics is sufficient?

Wendy Davis is amazing.

javotte your opinions are stupid.

Well done to the women of Texas who were there in the gallery as well!

Wonderful woman..! I agree, she's amazing.

YANBU.

Long thread in feminism on this Welldone Wendy