Nine years after Wendy Davis’ historic filibuster of anti-abortion legislation, Shouting Down Midnight looks at the individuals inheriting her fight.
In 2013, Wendy Davis garnered national attention for conducting a daylong filibuster of a Texas law positioned to significantly reduce access to abortion care across the state.
Filibustering in Texas requires adhering to stringent rules, including those that prohibit a lawmaker from using the bathroom, drinking water, sitting down, leaning on their desk, or straying even slightly from the topic of debate while the act is in process., a documentary about Davis' painstaking performance and the actions it inspired, Davis explains that a filibuster in Texas differs from those of the U.S. Senate, which prevent a bill from coming up for discussion.
In addition to Davis, the documentary specifically featured a gregarious young leader and Planned Parenthood volunteer, Sadie Hernandez, who hails from Brownsville. Hernandez organized a campaign, #StandWithSadie, in which she stood outside of Greg Abbott’s mansion for 17 days to demand a veto of a law that cut funding for breast and cervical cancer screenings. Davis participated in Hernandez’s protest, which sparked increased awareness of the issue.
As only the 13th woman elected to the Texas Senate, Davis clearly shares Hernandez’s sentiment, an ideal that she pairs with meaningful action through her nonprofit, Deeds Not Words.
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