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Wendy Davis
stated on September 21, 2015 in an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell”:

After the Texas cutoff of aid to women’s health care services including Planned Parenthood clinics, "over 150,000… women lost the only health care they had. Our Medicaid birth rate shot up. It cost taxpayers over $130 million in one year alone in extra Medicaid birth costs."

By Andy East • November 24, 2015
Wendy Davis
stated on September 15, 2014 in a TV ad:

Greg Abbott did "nothing" to pursue reports of the sexual abuse of boys at a West Texas state-run school.

By W. Gardner Selby • September 16, 2014
Wendy Davis
stated on April 22, 2014 in an online post:

"Under Greg Abbott, Texas four-year-olds would be forced to undergo standardized tests."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 1, 2014
Wendy Davis
stated on March 31, 2014 in an online petition:

"Greg Abbott said it would be a ‘waste’ to expand pre-k to all Texas children."

By Sue Owen • April 7, 2014
Wendy Davis
stated on July 29, 2013 in an email blast.:

"Texas women make an average of $8,355 less per year than men doing the very same job."

By Andra Lim • August 7, 2013