The world watched as Democratic Texas Senator Wendy Davis stood for 13 hours to filibuster the controversial abortion bill SB5. YouTube provided a live stream and as midnight approached, the views quickly escalated. In less than 5 minutes, the total views jumped from 120k to over 180 thousand viewers. Cheers were erupting from the crowd. […]
Democratic Texas state senator Wendy Davis took over the statehouse floor for a successful marathon filibuster of an abortion-related bill that began Tuesday morning and ended 13 hours later, causing the vote on the bill to miss the deadline. NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell reports. Although her filibuster fell short of the full 13 hours necessary, debate […]
UPDATE: It’s over. Republicans have conceded that the vote was too late. More info Texas senators are trying to determine whether the controversial abortion bill passed. Senator John Whitmire (D-Houston) says that SB-5 was passed at 12:02 a.m. and any claim of its passage would not withstand legal scrutiny. “It’s pretty conclusive that it didn’t […]
State Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, is filibustering controversial legislation that would dramatically restrict access to abortions in Texas. Abortion opponents argue the measure would improve women’s safety, while reproductive rights advocates argue it would effectively cut off legal access to abortion in the state and endanger women’s health. For additional coverage on this topic, […]
Rachel Maddow reports on the pitched battle over abortion rights in Texas as state Republicans push through radical new restrictions that will make health care inaccessible to millions of American woman. Worse still – the GOP defense of the bill exposes an underlying ignorance of science. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news […]