Michael Phillips

Quote, I have always felt it was only after the child was born and had a life separate from its mother that became an individual person, Criswell said, and it always therefore seemed to me that's what's best for the mother and the future should be allowed.

Quote, I have always felt it was only after the child was born and had a life separate from its mother that became an individual person, Criswell said, and it always therefore seemed to me that's what's best for the mother and the future should be allowed.

The movement soon came to be dominated by right-wing Republicans, and the occupations of clinics soon became violent. Abortion ponents pouring noxious chemicals into clinic ventilation systems. Anti-choice extremists had fired the clinics, bombed them, and even murdered doctors and clinic staff providing abortion care.

The movement soon came to be dominated by right-wing Republicans, and the occupations of clinics soon became violent. Abortion ponents pouring noxious chemicals into clinic ventilation systems. Anti-choice extremists had fired the clinics, bombed them, and even murdered doctors and clinic staff providing abortion care.

The movement soon came to be dominated by right-wing Republicans, and the occupations of clinics soon became violent. Abortion ponents pouring noxious chemicals into clinic ventilation systems. Anti-choice extremists had fired the clinics, bombed them, and even murdered doctors and clinic staff providing abortion care.

One set of Texans may have won the decisive battle for abortion rights in the past half century, but a different set of Texans would lead the charge to reverse those gains.

One set of Texans may have won the decisive battle for abortion rights in the past half century, but a different set of Texans would lead the charge to reverse those gains.

One set of Texans may have won the decisive battle for abortion rights in the past half century, but a different set of Texans would lead the charge to reverse those gains.

McCovey died in 2017 at her home in Katy, Texas. By that point, anti-abortion politics had become orthodoxy in the Republican Party. In 2008, the state passed the misleadingly named Women's Right to Know Act, which mandated that physicians share misinformation about alleged fetal pain during abortion with women who sought the procedure.

McCovey died in 2017 at her home in Katy, Texas. By that point, anti-abortion politics had become orthodoxy in the Republican Party. In 2008, the state passed the misleadingly named Women's Right to Know Act, which mandated that physicians share misinformation about alleged fetal pain during abortion with women who sought the procedure.

McCovey died in 2017 at her home in Katy, Texas. By that point, anti-abortion politics had become orthodoxy in the Republican Party. In 2008, the state passed the misleadingly named Women's Right to Know Act, which mandated that physicians share misinformation about alleged fetal pain during abortion with women who sought the procedure.

In 2013, a state senator, Wendy Davis of Fort Worth, staged a dramatic 13-hour filibuster of Senate Bill 5, legislation that banned abortion after 20 weeks, required clinics to meet the same demanding standards as hospitals and surgical centers, and required doctors performing the procedure to hold admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.

In 2013, a state senator, Wendy Davis of Fort Worth, staged a dramatic 13-hour filibuster of Senate Bill 5, legislation that banned abortion after 20 weeks, required clinics to meet the same demanding standards as hospitals and surgical centers, and required doctors performing the procedure to hold admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.

In 2013, a state senator, Wendy Davis of Fort Worth, staged a dramatic 13-hour filibuster of Senate Bill 5, legislation that banned abortion after 20 weeks, required clinics to meet the same demanding standards as hospitals and surgical centers, and required doctors performing the procedure to hold admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.

Davis's filibuster stopped the bill from being voted on before midnight June 25th, the mandated end of the legislative session. She killed the legislation for the time being, and the pink tennis shoes she wore became a symbol of abortion rights activism around the world. However, Rick Perry called a special session of the legislature the next day, and Senate Bill 5 passed.

Davis's filibuster stopped the bill from being voted on before midnight June 25th, the mandated end of the legislative session. She killed the legislation for the time being, and the pink tennis shoes she wore became a symbol of abortion rights activism around the world. However, Rick Perry called a special session of the legislature the next day, and Senate Bill 5 passed.

Davis's filibuster stopped the bill from being voted on before midnight June 25th, the mandated end of the legislative session. She killed the legislation for the time being, and the pink tennis shoes she wore became a symbol of abortion rights activism around the world. However, Rick Perry called a special session of the legislature the next day, and Senate Bill 5 passed.

Her efforts propelled her into the 2014 gubernatorial race, but she was crushed by Greg Abbott by a 21-point margin.

Her efforts propelled her into the 2014 gubernatorial race, but she was crushed by Greg Abbott by a 21-point margin.

Her efforts propelled her into the 2014 gubernatorial race, but she was crushed by Greg Abbott by a 21-point margin.