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“If the governor is going to keep legislators in Austin, let’s make that time productive and work on issues that will take all Texans into the future, rather than pushing women’s reproductive rights back to the past.”
– San Antonio Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, on Gov. Perry adding abortion regs to the special session’s call
This article appears in June 14 • 2013.
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