“The message of this bill is clear: ‘Don’t mess with Texas women’,” says Texas State Rep. Ellen Troxclair (HD-19).
Troxclair sent out the sentiment in a statement May 12 after the Texas House of Representatives voted 87-56 to pass a bill she authored, HB 229 referred to as the Women’s Bill of Rights.
The bill “defines what a woman is in truthful, biological terms, reinforcing women’s rights to privacy, safety, and fairness,” according to a public release.
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