at today's hearing, we heard from donna howard, state representative from texas. in her written testimony, she shared the story of a woman who was denied the health care she is entitled to under the federal constitution. the woman went into an appointment on august 31 of this year, and at the time there was no heartbeat detected on the state-mandated sonogram, but when she came back the next day to have the procedure done, a cardiac motion was detected. representative howard said of this woman, quote, at only five weeks, five weeks of pregnancy, she was too late to receive an abortion under the provisions of this new law. she was devastated. she already had a child at home and knew bringing another child into their lives threatened their family's situation and financial security. as the representative went on to note, having an abortion was the right decision for her family's well-being, but the texas law