Wendy Davis: From teen mom to Harvard Law to famous filibuster

The fate of a sweeping Texas anti-abortion bill, filibustered for 11 hours by state Sen. Wendy Davis (D), was uncertain today after protesting Texans erupted in pandemonium as Republican lawmakers tried to vote before the special legislative session's Wendy Davis strayed off the topic when she talked about a sonogram bill passed in 2011 and how the new abortion restrictions only compounded the anti-abortion laws in Texas. Democrats immediately appealed the decision and set off a heated debate.Wendy Davis strayed off the topic when she talked about a sonogram bill passed in 2011 and how the new abortion restrictions only compounded the anti-abortion laws in Texas. Democrats immediately appealed the decision and set off a heated debate.After Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst stopped the Democratic state senator two hours short of her attempted 13-hour filibuster of a strict

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