@LloydDoggettTX made the closing statement, saying Trump’s control in the U.S. government is what continues to silence these voices. He thanked everyone for speaking today.

@SarahEckhardtTX asserts “we are seeing a dismantling of the privacy right in the U.S. Which is a dismantling of democracy.”.

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@DonnaHowardTX closed by thanking those who testified and shared their stories. She said “this is what will help drive us toward better decisions.”. She stated that Texas redistricting is just the beginning, and that Trump will not stop with Texas. This puts everyone at risk.

@VanessaForATX began closing remarks. She says these testimonies reaffirm “that we need congressional action to codify the right to make our own decisions about our bodies.”.

Public testimony has started.

“Every new restriction doesn’t just limit abortions. It makes reproductive care less safe.”. - Taylor Edwards said after sharing how so many of her IVF procedures to prepare for pregnancy relied on misoprostol.

Mitch Harrison spoke about his wife’s pregnancy with twins. One of the babies suffered an anomaly that would risk his and the mother’s life. Rather than preserving the wife’s life and the healthy fetus, Texas law forced them to seek care elsewhere.

Kyleigh Thurman fought for her life, and went to the ER presenting an internal hemorrhage and ruptured fallopian tube. She was transferred to a hospital and underwent emergency surgery. “To be pregnant in Texas is a death sentence.”.

Kyleigh Thurman shared her story of suffering an ectopic pregnancy. Her OBGYN urged her to go to the ER to dissolve the pregnancy, and she was continuously discharged and told to take ibuprofen and use a heating pad. Her treatment was so delayed she suffered excruciating pain.

“To be pregnant in Texas is not only scary. It’s dangerous.”. - Amanda Zurawski.

Amanda Zurawski spoke about being denied abortion care and how she went into septic shock, which compromised her fertility. She shared her husband’s story as a father once awaiting his daughter’s arrival. She tells his story because these traumas live with families, too.

“The law sees your suffering as a political inconvenience, not a medical emergency”. - Taylor Edwards . Thank you for sharing your story.

Taylor Edwards told her story of going through IVF, and her baby was diagnosed with a fatal anomaly. Even with this diagnosis and the certainty of losing her baby, she was denied abortion care in Texas. She was forced to continue her pregnancy.

Dr. Dixon pointed out that Texas already has one of the highest percentages of uninsured women. Congressman @LloydDoggettTX said premiums will go up, and another 4 million Americans will lose their coverage because of the “Big Ugly Bill”. This will only make it worse for women.

RT @SarahEckhardtTX: This morning, as Republicans take away our voice with rigged maps, I am with my fellow Democrats @RepLloydDoggett, @D….

@DonnaHowardTX @SarahEckhardtTX @VanessaForATX @LloydDoggettTX Sindhu shared, "In 2024, states that banned abortion saw a 16% drop in OBGYN applications.".

@DonnaHowardTX @SarahEckhardtTX @VanessaForATX @LloydDoggettTX @VanessaForATX asked Sindhu how these anti-abortion laws have influenced the pipeline of OGBYNs here in Texas.

@DonnaHowardTX @SarahEckhardtTX @VanessaForATX @LloydDoggettTX Kaitlyn was burdened with going out of state for a necessary abortion. In another instance, she miscarried. In search of necessary abortion medication she recalls, "I was treated like an addict looking for drugs, not a mother who was losing her child.".

@DonnaHowardTX @SarahEckhardtTX @VanessaForATX @LloydDoggettTX Kaitlyn Kash, who has tried to share her story at the Texas Capitol, shares her reproductive journey.

@DonnaHowardTX @SarahEckhardtTX @VanessaForATX @LloydDoggettTX "Texas has one of the highest maternal mortality rates. ".- Dr. Donnell Oliver.