Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a law banning abortion from as early as 6 weeks—before most women know they are pregnant. And Paxton Smith has a problem with it.
The valedictorian of Lake Highlands High School’s Class of 2021 decided to abandon her original, approved speech and pulled a last-second switcheroo to talk about what’s most important to her: women’s rights.
When Smith came up to the microphone, she took out a piece of paper secretly tucked into her shirt and addressed the school with confidence. But her powerful words have spread way beyond Lake Highlands. Clips of her remarks have quickly gone viral on social media and are now making headlines around the world.
Here’s a video of Paxton’s speech
Initially, she had planned to talk about TV and the media
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Here’s what people said after listening to Paxton’s thoughts on abortion
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