Texas abortion bill fails to pass after 11-hour Wendy Davis filibuster | World news | guardian.co.uk
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A controversial abortion bill was defeated after a day of political drama in Texas that began with a marathon filibuster speech and ended with a raucous public protest that derailed a vote in the state legislature.
A live video stream and a social media swirl drew attention from around the world to the remarkable scenes in Austin, Texas, where Democrats led by senator Wendy Davis staged a procedural filibuster to block a bill that would have severely restricted abortion in the state.
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