Republican governor accuses pro-choice protesters of 'mob rule' during Wendy Davis filibuster that stopped bill last month Abortion rights supporters chant at the state Capitol in Austin on Tuesday as lawmakers returned for for another special session. Photograph: Jay Janner/AP Rick Perry, the Republican governor of Texas, said on Sunday he was confident of passing a controversial anti-abortion bill within 10 days, as he dismissed landmark protests against the bill in the state Capitol as "mob rule". Perry called the state legislature back into special session after an 11-hour filibuster two weeks ago by Democratic state senator Wendy Davis. The move prevented the bill's passage and...
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