'It's very sad to see, and it is so heart-wrenching that so many people in Texas have had a fundamental human right taken away from them today,' said Paxton Smith, a freshman at the University of Texas
A Texas high school valedictorian, who went viral after she changed her speech to speak out against the state's newly passed abortion law, reacted to the news that the abortion ban will not be stopped by the courts.
"It's very sad to see, and it is so heart-wrenching that so many people in Texas have had a fundamental human right taken away from them today," Paxton Smith, who is a freshman at the University of Texas, told CNN's Brianna Keilar. "I'm very upset that this law has been able to go into effect, and I know a lot of people share that sentiment and the idea that if we do face ourselves with an unplanned pregnancy then that life-changing decision ... is no longer up to us.
Texas HS valedictorian slams 'heartbeat' abortion law 02:00Smith said that looking back, she is glad that she changed her speech and her comments still stand. "I think a lot of times some of the most important voices in the issue are not listened to," Smith said."It deeply affects every person differently and very personally ... and I think that's something that needed to be talked about.
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