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FourScore

(9,704 posts)
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 01:21 AM Jul 2013

Breaking: Texas Senate Passes Anti-Abortion Legislation.

Fri Jul 12, 2013 at 10:08 PM PDT
Breaking: Texas Senate Passes Anti-Abortion Legislation.
by jpmassarFollow

The vote, according to various other messaging I've seen, was 19-11.

Wendy Davis @WendyDavisTexas
Shamefully, the Texas Senate just voted to pass a law leaving tens of thousands of Texans without access to life-saving care.
17 minutes ago


How quickly will a federal judge enjoin the legislation after Perry signs it? How soon is one of these restrictive laws going to reach the Supreme Court?

Fri Jul 12, 2013 at 10:09 PM PT:

Wendy Davis @WendyDavisTexas
Some believe this fight is over with this vote tonight, but they're wrong. The fight for the future of Texas is just beginning.
16 minutes ago


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/07/13/1223210/-Breaking-Texas-Senate-Passes-Anti-Abortion-Legislation

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Breaking: Texas Senate Passes Anti-Abortion Legislation. (Original Post) FourScore Jul 2013 OP
There's no way this law will stand in a federal court. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #1
Hopefully, the recent legislative votes in Tx and NC ... HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #2
 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
2. Hopefully, the recent legislative votes in Tx and NC ...
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 01:25 AM
Jul 2013

...result in a bloodbath for the Talibornagain at the polls.

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