"Last summer I waited in line for over 12 hours to testify in front of a state senate panel against the passage of HB2. I told them about how my mother had decided at the very last moment not to terminate her pregnancy with me, and I told them about my own abortion story, which had occurred when I was 21 and was in no way ready to parent…" —Candice Russell
content warning: rape, sexual abuse, suicide attempts, self harm "I am a Texan. I am a daughter, aunt, niece, wife and most importantly mother. I am a Texan mom. I am a Caucasian white female who was
content warning: mention of rape "I found out I was pregnant right before my 17th birthday, my junior year of high school. It shouldn’t have come by surprise but it did. My boyfriend was a man, almost
content warning: domestic abuse, sexual abuse "In 2018 I was in a relationship with a man who was 13 years older than me. The relationship slipped from toxic, to mentally abusive to physically and sex