After nearly 11 straight hours of standing and speaking against a sweeping anti-abortion bill on Tuesday, Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis’s (D) filibuster was shut down by Senate Republicans 90 minutes before the legislative session expires at midnight.
Davis, who took no bathroom breaks and wore a back brace so she would not have to lean on anything, captured the attention of President Barack Obama, lawmakers, celebrities and spectators from around the world as she attempted to fight off Republican attempts to thwart her filibuster.
“I will not yield,” she replied defiantly as one Republican colleague tried to ask her a question and coax her into slipping off topic, which would have broken the legislative rules and brought the filibuster to an end.
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