Only 10 states remain with leaders too inept to do the same. TX, sigh, is one of them - passing up the opportunity to return hundreds of billions of our own tax dollars to our state. #HighestRateOfUninsured #HighestRateRuralHospitalClosures #txlege
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Wendy Davis
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PPTV Senior Advisor; DefendTheFrontline.org and Deeds Not Words founder; former TX state senator;“Bubbie” to granddaughters growing up w fewer rights than I had
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"What we are going to be focused on is how do we minimize the damage," Howard said. "And how do we ensure greater access to health care." bit.ly/40CgH7i @TPRNews #txlege @TXHouseWHC
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💗 Today is the last day of #LGBTQHealth Awareness Week and we'd like to share this resource for caretakers of LGBTQ+ youth.
View or Download the mental health toolkit here: bit.ly/EQTX-MHTK
#LGBTQHealthAwarenessWeek #TransTexas
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So proud to be on the same team as this guy. He’s a true public servant.
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We know that right-wingers are using Texas as a testing ground for their most extreme policies.
Together, we can fight back. 
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Mad as hell that our rights have been stripped, that people are being sued for helping a friend access care, that drs are having to watch their patients approach death before they can intervene? Don't just fume on the socials, friends. ACT! Register. Show up. Be heard. ⬇️
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The deadline to register for Lobby Day is quickly approaching! 
Register by March 31 to join us at the Capitol on April 14. #txlege
Registration provides:
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Register: bit.ly/txlobbyday
Register by March 31 to join us at the Capitol on April 14. #txlege
Registration provides:
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Register: bit.ly/txlobbyday
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When we refuse to lay down, when we decide to stand up, when we fight for people who need a fighter in their corner -- we win. No matter the immediate outcome. #NeverBackDown #OurKidsAreWorthTheFight #BansOffOurBodies #TransCareIsHealthcare #AbortionIsHealthcare
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Fights like Cavanaugh’s give @wendydavis hope again — especially as she watches anti-trans legislation follow the same playbook as anti-abortion bills.
Read more at @19thnews
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⭐️ Your voice matters! ⭐️
Join us as we speak up about the values and policies that matter most to young Texans. We’ll be #TakingOverTheCapitol
RSVP ➡️ bit.ly/3ZwfVZg
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Let me put this in context for you, Matthew. The first image is an anti-school voucher protest at the Texas Capitol and the second image is a pro-school voucher demonstration hosted by the governor. Both pics are taken from similar vantage points. You have a great day now #TxLege
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The ole “show up early and take a picture from far away” trick eh? If you point the camera down you can even avoid the umbrellas.
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Every Texan, regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity - deserves the right to express themselves free from fear or intimidation ❤️💕
Now is the time to speak out for LGBTQIA+ Texans
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📸: “Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would stand under this picture Humbled beyond belief. #armwrestlemrsO?! 🥰❤️💙”
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We’re at the Capitol today with medical professionals, advocates, and allies to show anti-LGBTQ+ lawmakers that Texans are going to fight to protect healthcare access for trans and gender expansive Texans!
#TXLege #TransTexas #LGBTQ #LGBTQRights
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Thank you for reminding us all of the value of fighting with every possible tool available. Your stand for transgender youth has been nothing short of inspiring. #transrights #IStandWithMachaela #IStandWithTransYouth
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Anti-abortion zealots will stop at nothing to remove access to reproductive health care. Cases like this one and others filed in TX are an indication of that and a clarion call to action for us all. Are you as mad as I am? Come to PPTV lobby day April 14 weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/a/lobby-day2023
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Based on my observations, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk
seemed open to granting the plaintiffs' injunction, at least in part. He asked plaintiffs' counsel if, basically, they were suggesting the court vacate the original 2000 FDA approval of Mifepristone as a "domino effect" or if...
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See my statement on the wrongful death lawsuit filed earlier today in TX against three people who allegedly helped their friend access abortion medication. We must stand together against these fear and intimidation tactics. #AbortionIsHealthcare
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The @TexasTribune reported that a Texas man filed a lawsuit against three friends of his ex-wife after she allegedly ended her pregnancy, claiming wrongful death and seeking more than $1 million in damages.
Statement from @wendydavis below. 
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This is the reality that Texans are currently facing. This is horrifying, cruel, and exactly what extremist politicians wanted. No one should face fear or prosecution for aiding, providing or receiving the health care that they deserve.
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You're a treasure Rep ! Thank you for working so hard for all of us, whether we're in your district or not.
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We hit a record this week- DH filed 72 bills, 53 budget riders, & 4 constitutional amendments! 3 bills were heard this week & 1 will be heard next week. With 80 days left in this #txlege session, there is a long road ahead to Sine Die. We're ready to continue #WorkingForTexas -TH
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Please register and join us on April 14 as we pink out the Capitol. Your voices, your experiences deserve to be heard by YOUR representatives! #txlege #PPTVLobbyDay
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Join Planned Parenthood Texas at our biggest advocacy day of the year — Lobby Day. 
Let’s pink out the Capitol together and meet with our legislators to make our voices heard. #txlege @wendydavis
Register: bit.ly/txlobbyday 
Let’s pink out the Capitol together and meet with our legislators to make our voices heard. #txlege @wendydavis
Register: bit.ly/txlobbyday 
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And this is just the tip of the iceberg. #AbortionisHealthcare #BansOffOurBodies
Details in a lawsuit against Texas’s abortion ban shock the conscience
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"Texans have lost access to critical life-saving care after Planned Parenthood was excluded from federal Medicaid and other essential family planning programs, and that number will continue to grow if Gov. Abbott has his way." -
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"If the state of Texas is actually serious about improving health outcomes for the people in this state, they should remove any and all restrictions from Planned Parenthood's participation in family planning programs." -
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I'm so grateful to and the brave women who are suing TX over it's inhumane abortion law. The grim reality is - when laws intrude upon dr/patient relationships, patients are endangered. NO ONE, no matter the reason, should be denied this care. #AbortionIsHealthcare
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NEW: A lawsuit filed today by @ReproRights on behalf of five women and two ob-gyns in Texas marks the first time patients directly affected by abortion laws have sought to challenge them in court.
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We are incredibly grateful to Representative and Senator for filing this bill to support healthcare.
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State Sen. Nathan Dahm (R-OK) has penned several bills loosening gun restrictions, including the nation’s first anti-red flag law. He thinks these bills protect the Second Amendment – and that they make us safer. We think it's probably one or the other. Watch it on @AppleTVPlus.
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America is ailing right now friends, and the medicine she needs is our involvement at every level of governance
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. executive committee approves censure of . The vote was 57-5, with one abstention.
The committee spent about an hour in executive session before coming back for the vote. #TX23
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This is the cell phone company that spent $500k to take over my children’s school board. 🤢
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Your money still goes to a "woke" phone company, but at least Junior gets a cut.
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Congrats to on assembling a dynamic leadership team of , & Shellie Hayes-McMahon.
I can't think of a better team to lead the fight for reproductive rights in Texas. #txlege 1/2
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Love this so much!
Five decades after last campaign, Rosie Castro is sworn in to a San Antonio City Council seat
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Last night I was recognized as ’s 2023 Ascendant Alumni honoree. Dad surprised me & flew out. They gave me a few mins to talk—I only cried 1.5x & made 1 Mean Girls reference. It’s an incredible gift to care for one another. Exhale & encourage. I love you, ATX. ✌🏼🤟🏼
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I am thrilled to join this talented team! We have a great deal of work ahead. But I know that, with each of you working alongside us, we can meet the challenge of making sure that Texans get the sexual and reproductive healthcare they need! @PPTV
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We have big news! 
We’re excited to announce our new Co-Executive Directors – Shellie Hayes-McMahon and Drucilla Tigner and welcome former State Senator Wendy Davis to the Planned Parenthood family as Senior Advisor to the organization.
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Uhmmmm.... good question
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Americans are becoming more supportive of abortion. So why aren’t Republican politicians listening? 19thnews.org/2023/02/aborti via
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Love seeing these young leaders, stepping up and bringing their personal narratives into the halls of power to influence change.
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We're so proud of our Policy Intern, Joslynn! Testifying against anti-voting #SB2. 
Stay tuned for her testimony against #SB559 the incredibly dangerous anti-LGBTQ bill, which would allow lawyers with “sincerely held religious beliefs'' to discriminate. #txlege
Stay tuned for her testimony against #SB559 the incredibly dangerous anti-LGBTQ bill, which would allow lawyers with “sincerely held religious beliefs'' to discriminate. #txlege
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#AbortionIsHealthcare
Why accurate data on abortions matters — and why it’s so hard to collect 19thnews.org/2023/02/aborti via
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