Anonymous ID: a07e3e June 3, 2021, 8:51 a.m. No.13821107   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>1112 >>1114 >>1129 >>1157 >>1247 >>1293

Texas high school valedictorian slams state's abortion ban in graduation speech https://trib.al/2gIHD6b

 

https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1400453715480367109

 

 

A Texas high school valedictorian scrapped her approved graduation address to instead deliver a blistering speech about the stateโ€™s new abortion ban.

 

โ€œIt feels wrong to talk about anything but what is currently affecting me and millions of other women in this state,โ€ Paxton Smith, who was named valedictorian of Lake Highlands High School, told the crowd Sunday.

The teen then blasted the โ€œheartbeat billโ€ signed into law by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as โ€œa war on the rightsโ€ of her body and those of other girls and women.

โ€œI cannot give up this platform to promote complacency and peace when there is a war on my body and a war on my right,โ€ she told her class.

โ€œA war on the rights of your mothers, a war on the rights of your sisters, a war on the rights of your daughters. We cannot stay silent.โ€

The new law bans any abortion after a first heartbeat can be detected, which could come as early as six weeks after conception.

 

https://nypost.com/2021/06/03/texas-valedictorian-paxton-smith-slams-abortion-ban-in-speech

 

This took guts. Thank you for not staying silent, Paxton.

 

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