Gov. Greg Abbott used pandemic as cover to ban abortions in Texas, former Planned Parenthood head
Gov. Greg Abbott used pandemic as cover to ban abortions in Texas, former Planned Parenthood head says
by Stacy Fernández, Texas Tribune
Cecile Richards, a leading abortion rights activist, accused Gov. Greg Abbott of using the coronavirus pandemic as a guise to end abortion access in Texas.
The Texas native, who is a co-founder of womens advocacy group Supermajority and the former president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, made the comment in an interview during The Texas Tribune Festival that aired Wednesday.
"I love Texas, but that is an example of a state where they use, and the governor, use the pandemic a global health care crisis to try to end abortion access in the state, Richards said in the interview with Errin Haines, editor-at-large for The 19th*, a nonprofit newsroom that covers the intersection of gender, politics and policy.
During the month-long period when Texas was shut down, top state officials and the courts effectively banned nearly all abortions. That kicked off weeks of litigation.
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