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Celebrities Applaud Texas Valedictorian For Using Speech To Promote Abortion

Chrissy Clark
Celebrities Applaud Texas Valedictorian For Using Speech To Promote Abortion
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A Texas high school valedictorian who used her platform to promote a pro-abortion message to her classmates and their parents is receiving praise from celebrities and progressive politicians. 

On Sunday, Lake Highlands High School valedictorian Paxton Smith swapped her original graduation ceremony speech out for a new speech highlighting the “war” on abortion rights in the United States. According to a glowing profile of Smith in D Magazine, the speech she submitted to the school was about the media and “how much of it she consumes and how that consumption has shaped the way she sees the world.” 

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