Texas Heartbeat Act

"Today, Texas law SB8 went into effect. This extreme Texas law blatantly violates the constitutional right established under Roe v. Wade and upheld as precedent for nearly half a century."

"I cannot believe that people who were born after ’73 are going back to the Middle Ages. Sometimes I think it is more of a taboo now than it was then."

"I fully understood that there could be legal consequences — but I wanted to make sure that Texas didn’t get away with its bid to prevent this blatantly unconstitutional law from being tested," Braid said."

"Texas law Senate Bill 8 (SB 8) has drawn significant criticism since going into effect last week, as the law bans abortions after a “fetal heartbeat” is detected—a term medical experts have criticized as misleading—and has an exception only for medical emergencies."

"Very, Very Wrong... I wrote a dissent — and thats the way it works... [the courts decision was procedural] and so well see what happens in that area when we get a substantive matter in front of us"

"I never learned to shoot while I was in the Army. It’s not like I’m going to get a gun now."