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The attacks on wendy davis are clearly misysogenistic and i thk that will back fire against the republicans. it's happening in texas. yes, you have tens of millions of women who are affected by these trap laws, anti-abortion laws. you have hundreds of thousands of women who have been mobilized by this outrageous attack on women's access to basic health care. and what's happening is that the more -- this is really interesting, i think. the more the republicans go after birth control, right, which they're doing this in the courts right now. it's not really out there in legislative -- as a legisl...

Researchers at the university of texas estimate that next year more than 22,000 women from mostly low-income and rural areas could be denied safe and legal abortion under the law. but to be very clear about this, this just isn't about abortion oh. this is about restricting women's access to basic health care, because the clinics republicans are targeting provide a heck of a lot more than abortions. in a state where more than 25% of the population is under 65 is uninsured, many women are force ohhed to rely on planned parenthood for affordable access to mammograms, cancer screenings, contracept...

Get their well women visit, and we hear from women all across the country deeply concerned from all parties. >> does this concern planned parenthood that they made this move so early before the next election cycle, to remind people that they're out there, they're not backing off? that certainly may help your organization. >> unfortunately, though, we would like to spend 100% of our time providing health care. unfortunately, when folks like this want to make women's health care a political issue, it means we have to spend more of our time just trying to protect women's access to basic health ca...

Not backing off? that certainly may help your organization. >> unfortunately, though, we would like to spend 100% of our time providing health care. unfortunately, when folks like this want to make women's health care a political issue, it means we have to spend more of our time just trying to protect women's access to basic health care in america. >> what do you say to lawmakers that do that? i mean, when you see them face-to-face, don't facts matter? >> well, you know, certainly to a number of lawmakers they do. i think that one of the things that has been of concern is moderate republicans ...

Women who come to planned parenthood, it's the only health care provider that they will see. it's the only doctor visit they will have. it's not where they only get their birth control, but they get their cancer screening, they get their well women visit, and we hear from women all across the country deeply concerned from all parties. >> does this concern planned parenthood that they made this move so early before the next election cycle, to remind people that they're out there, they're not backing off? that certainly may help your organization. >> unfortunately, though, we would like to spend...