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Search results for "Texas deputies have already used Flock Safety's surveillance data in an abortion investigation"

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Simone Gold stated on February 06, 2021 in a viral video:
“If you take the vaccine, you'll be enrolled in a pharmacovigilance tracking system. It means that you've enrolled yourself in a medical trial.”
By Noah Y. Kim• February 26, 2021
Greg Abbott stated on August 25, 2015 in a tweet:
"After Texas defunded Planned Parenthood, both the unintended pregnancy and abortion rates dropped."
By W. Gardner Selby• September 13, 2015
Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Ron Johnson and 36 other senators “voted for federal agencies to have access to your internet history without obtaining a warrant.”
By Eric Litke• May 21, 2020
Ken Paxton stated on February 05, 2016 in press release:
"Statistics show 2 to 3 Texas women per week have major complications and 10 women per week seek help at an ER after an abortion."  
By Emma Hinchliffe• March 4, 2016
Donna Howard stated on January 22, 2013 in a Texas Tribune interview.:
Says abortions are decreasing.
By W. Gardner Selby• February 12, 2013
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on May 14, 2025 in Senate testimony:
It’s “all true” that the measles vaccine wanes quickly, was never fully safety tested and contains fetal debris.
By Madison Czopek• May 16, 2025
Viral image stated on October 07, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Roe was the end of women dying from abortions.”
By Madison Czopek• October 13, 2021
Beto O'Rourke stated on June 27, 2022 in an Instagram post:
"Under Abbott, Texas leads the nation in rape offenses while the rate of arrests for rape has fallen by nearly half."
By Nusaiba Mizan• August 9, 2022
Cynthia Meyer stated on November 14, 2015 in a tweet in response to Democratic presidential debate:
"More black babies are aborted in NYC than born."
By Lauren Caruba• November 25, 2015
Nick Schroer stated on February 12, 2019 in a podcast:
"There are statistics out there that show the number of women who died from illegal abortions prior to Roe v. Wade, that number has skyrocketed since with women dying more with legal abortions."
By Sidney Steele• April 25, 2019
Mark Udall stated on June 09, 2013 in a Senate speech rebroadcast on ABC's "This Week":
Currently, the intelligence community "can collect business records on law-abiding Americans who have no connection to terrorism."
By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• June 13, 2013
Instagram posts stated on April 12, 2023 in an Instagram post:
“The abortion pill has been linked to the deaths of at least 28 women in the U.S. alone.”
By Samantha Putterman• April 26, 2023
Barbara Ann Radnofsky stated on October 22, 2009 in in a Web site video:
"The attorney general requires that rape victims pay for the rape kit."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• January 12, 2010
Alliance Defending Freedom stated on March 27, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Abortion pills are dangerous and “1 in 5 women will suffer a complication.”
By Samantha Putterman• April 13, 2023
Wayne LaPierre stated on February 13, 2013 in an op-ed in the Daily Caller:
"Phoenix is already one of the kidnapping capitals of the world."
By Louis Jacobson, Ciara O'Rourke• February 19, 2013
Donna Campbell stated on April 01, 2019 in the Texas Senate:
Abortion providers perform almost 60,000 procedures in Texas every year.
By Madlin Mekelburg• April 5, 2019
David Jolly stated on April 25, 2016 in an Orlando debate:
Says he "was the only Republican" to vote against creating a House panel to investigate Planned Parenthood.
By Joshua Gillin• April 26, 2016
Charlie Crist stated on September 01, 2010 in a campaign website:
"Florida is enjoying its lowest crime rate in 39 years."
By Amy Sherman• September 1, 2010
John Cornyn stated on March 17, 2010 in in a letter to President Barack Obama:
"The spillover violence (from Mexico) in Texas is real and it is escalating."
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 28, 2010
Wendy Davis stated on June 25, 2013 in a filibuster on the Senate floor:
Says 92 percent of Texas counties had no abortion provider in 2008.
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• June 25, 2013

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By W. Gardner Selby• December 30, 2013

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By Gabrielle Settles• May 3, 2021

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By Sara Swann• April 12, 2024

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By W. Gardner Selby• March 23, 2016

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By Louis Jacobson• May 12, 2017

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By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 1, 2013

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