Davis : ` ` I underestimated how difficult it would be , '' Davis says . The filibuster of Texas Senator Wendy Davis became a viral sensation . `` They tried every trick in the book , blocking testimony from the very women whose lives would be affected , voting in the middle of the night , shutting down the debate â€ The White House took notice of her abortion rights bill . Critics said the bill would have shut most of the state 's abortion clinics .
Davis : ` ` I underestimated how difficult it would be , '' Davis says . The filibuster of Texas Senator Wendy Davis became a viral sensation . The White House took notice of her abortion rights bill . Critics said the bill would have shut most of the state 's abortion clinics .