TX woman who testified on abortion: Maybe Ted Cruz skipped hearing because he's a coward

Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz skipped a Senate Judiciary hearing where Dallas native Lauren Miller testified that she was forced to flee Texas after learning she needed an abortion. The state’s near-total ban on abortions required Miller to travel nearly 800 miles to Colorado to receive the medical care she needed. Lauren Miller joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the hearing and disappointment with Cruz’s absence.

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[niclewis]

A cursory reading of Project 2025 is reason enough to never vote for another Republican, no matter which office.

[ericgugi]

Former Senator Ted Cruz has a nice ring to IT !!

[goyasolidar]

There's no maybe about it. Ted Cruz is a jellyfish.

[usgary]

Time for Ted to get fired. Vote Blue in

[WabiSabiLady]

Roevember is coming. Vote blue so women won't be treated like criminals.💙

[nyxqd]

My mother, like this brave woman, had a selective abortion to preserve a very wanted pregnancy. 26 years later, my twin sister and I are adults living our own lives who wouldn’t be here if safe access hadn’t been an option. Abortion is healthcare. This isn’t up for debate.

[u.s.family]

🇺🇲VOTE for Colin Allred for Texas SENATOR🇺🇲
Cancun Cruz, Does NOT Care about Texans, VOTE Cruz Out..

[ShawnMicheldeMontaigne]

You cannot be a Trump supporter AND a moral human being.

[impishsongster]

Maybe??? Since when HASN'T Cruz been a coward?!

[parislamour]

Alito said he respected his wife’s choice of hanging an upside down flags, but did he care about the women’s choice of what they want to do with their bodies? Nope. Is he so much of a hypocrite? You bet.

[Palindrome]

Lil' Teddy is weak. He refused to defend his wife...why would he do anything to to defend any woman? I feel bad for his daughters, being raised by such a misogynistic coward.

He voted against them and I hope they realize that.

[JJ-ggxm]

NOT ONLY A COWARD HE LET A MAN (45) DISRESPECT HIS WIFE AND FATHER

[nonir]

I guarantee you that Cruz's daughters would never have to go through this.

[bxpxqzp]

You're a hero, Lauren. I'm so sorry our country treated you this way.

[vickiapicelli]

My heart goes out to these women! I cry every night thinking of them... we need to fix this, it's so incredibly wrong!

[ajreyes]

People need to vote out Ted Cruz of Texas and vote for representative Colin Because he'll protect a woman's right to choose where is Ted Cruz doesn't have the guts to help any woman because he's spineless he can't even stand up to Donald Trump

[vfrerxt]

You should have named each of the Texas S.C. judges, to shame them nationally.

[TheOneMonk]

Cancun-Ted once again featuring in the role of his life: coward.

[Xylophone]

Undoubtedly, he’s a terrible person.. Vote that pos out of office!!
Vote Blue 💙

[eileenderheim]

Women should not have to go to these extremes to take care of their health during a pregnancy!
My heart breaks that women must go through litigation to take care of their health. Politicians should NOT be involve in women's healthcare!