Wendy Davis: ‘I Truly Do Not Understand’ Why Texan Women Aren’t Supporting Me

DAVIS It s an ░░░░░░░░ crisis in public health ░░░░░░░░ our state We now ░░░░░░░░ only seven maybe eighth ░░░░░░░░ think there is eight ░░░░░░░░ about to open left ░░░░░░░░ our state And those ░░░░░░░░ in the major cities ░░░░░░░░ San Antonio Austin Houston ░░░░░░░░ Worth Dallas But for ░░░░░░░░ who live in West ░░░░░░░░ or El Paso or ░░░░░░░░ the Rio Grande Valley ░░░░░░░░ have literally lost access ░░░░░░░░ legal reproductive health care ░░░░░░░░ the state WAGNER One ░░░░░░░░ that has been surprising ░░░░░░░░ me in this is ░░░░░░░░ Greg Abbott somehow miraculously ░░░░░░░░ running ahead of you ░░░░░░░░ a couple points in ░░░░░░░░ polls among women and ░░░░░░░░ wonder if you think ░░░░░░░░ latest turn of events ░░░░░░░░ Texas in terms of ░░░░░░░░ to abortion will change ░░░░░░░░ dynamic DAVIS You know ░░░░░░░░ truly do not understand ░░░░░░░░ women can support his ░░░░░░░░ He not only supports ░░░░░░░░ closure of these clinics ░░░░░░░░ will endanger women s ░░░░░░░░ across the state but ░░░░░░░░ s also said that ░░░░░░░░ wants to roll back ░░░░░░░░ law even further He ░░░░░░░░ to make women s ░░░░░░░░ to reproductive health care ░░░░░░░░ even in cases where ░░░░░░░░ woman has been brutally ░░░░░░░░ even in cases where ░░░░░░░░ young girl might have ░░░░░░░░ impregnated by her father ░░░░░░░░ instances of incest And ░░░░░░░░ positions on these things ░░░░░░░░ not in keeping with ░░░░░░░░ positions of most people ░░░░░░░░ our state And he ░░░░░░░░ further shown himself to ░░░░░░░░ against women s interests ░░░░░░░░ other regards He has ░░░░░░░░ that he will veto ░░░░░░░░ equal pay for equal ░░░░░░░░ bill if one lands ░░░░░░░░ his desk He has ░░░░░░░░ a disregard for women ░░░░░░░░ his own office paying ░░░░░░░░ 6 000 less a ░░░░░░░░ than he pays equally ░░░░░░░░ men.”