THE ABBOTT-PATRICK TICKET IS BAD FOR TEXAS WOMEN AND BAD FOR TEXAS
AUSTIN, TX – Tonight Dan Patrick was announced as the Republican candidate for Lte. Governor, joining Greg Abbott in topping a strongly anti-women ticket.
Statement from Yvonne Gutierrez, executive director, Planned Parenthood Texas Votes:
“Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick are two peas in a pod when it comes to women’s health, having led the fight to block Texas women from their rights and access to health care. Both oppose access to safe and legal abortion, even in cases of incest or rape. And both have worked to cut women off from preventative health services, and to close health centers, including Planned Parenthood clinics, throughout the state that offer affordable birth control and cancer screenings.
Abbott and Patrick have made clear that they do not trust Texas women to make their own health care decisions. But the decision Texas women make at the ballot box this November will decide the election. You can’t win in Texas by working against Texas women. We’ve had enough of politicians like Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick, who want to impose their personal agenda on all Texas women – and between now and Election Day, Planned Parenthood Texas Votes will be working around the clock to make sure that Texas women know what the Abbott-Patrick ticket will mean for their access to health care.”
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