Dallas high school valedictorian goes off script approved by her school administrators to address abortion rights during speech.
DALLAS — A Dallas high school valedictorian scrapped a speech approved by her school administrators and delivered an abortion rights call in its place.
The law would take effect in September, but federal courts have mostly blocked states from enforcing similar measures. “I couldn’t keep my mind on the project. My mind kept wandering to the ‘heartbeat bill’ and what it meant. So, I started making some notes,” she told The Associated Press.
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