When Paxton Smith took the stage for her promotion major speech, she was supposed to talk about the media, television, their content … But the young woman ultimately did not deliver the text that had been validated by her school, Lake Highland High School in Dallas, tell the Washington Post. “It seems inappropriate to me to talk about anything other than what is currently affecting me, me and millions of other women in the state,” she began.. Three minutes on stage to denounce the law known as the heartbeat, explains the Dallas Morning News, a law recently passed by the Texan authorities which prohibits abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, “regardless of whether the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest”, denounces Paxton Smith.
“A war against my body and against my rights”
“It is heartbreaking and dehumanizing to have the autonomy of your own body taken away,” said the young woman. “This is a problem, a problem that cannot wait.”
“Most women don’t realize they’re pregnant at six weeks. Before they have a chance to decide if they are emotionally, physically and financially stable enough to carry a pregnancy to term, this decision is taken for them by a stranger, ”she further denounced. “It is a war against my body and against my rights. A war against the rights of your mothers, a war against the rights of your sisters, a war against the rights of your daughters. We cannot remain silent.”
Hailed by Hillary Clinton
The newspaper The Hill recalls that several Republican-controlled states have recently passed laws restricting access to abortion, and the Supreme Court will look into the matter in the coming months.
This filmed speech went viral on social networks, underlines CNN, praised in particular by Hillary Clinton, who tweeted: “It takes courage. Thank you Paxton, not to remain silent”. The young woman was reportedly threatened with having her diploma withdrawn, according to NewsWeek.
This took guts. Thank you for not staying silent, Paxton. https://t.co/DlwEgmMRGN
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 2, 2021
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