There is something very dystopian about the notion that the health, dignity, and safety of millions of women rests on the back of one woman, who must stand and talk without water or bathroom breaks for thirteen hours, in order to protect said women. Margaret Atwood didn’t write this. This is real. This is the Texas lege.

–Monique Daviau, on Texas Sen. Wendy Davis’ 13-hour filibuster, currently in progress