WITNESS LIST SB 537 Senate Committee Report Health & Human Services March 19, 2013 - 9:00 AM FOR: Chunn, Tama Board Member (Life Advocates), Houston, TX Flower, Linda W. Chair (Texas Physicians Resource Council and Women's Wellness Coalition), Tomball, TX Harris, Karen Minister (Self) , Lakehills, TX Thompson, Mayra Jimemez Associate Professor, UT Southwestern (Self) , Dallas, TX AGAINST: Braun, Virginia Administrator / Owner (Routh Street Women's Clinic), Dallas, TX Busby, Heather Executive Director (NARAL Pro-Choice Texas), Austin, TX Pettigrew, Betty Director (Routh Street Women's Clinic), Dallas, TX Prince, Robert Medical Doctor, OB GYN (Self) , Dallas, TX Rocap, Blake (also providing written testimony) (NARAL Pro-Choice Texas), Austin, TX Rosenbach, Kelley Registered Nurse (Self) , Irving, TX Stevenson, Amanda Researcher (also providing written testimony) (Texas Policy Evaluation Project), Austin, TX Yeaman, John (Self) , Austin, TX ON: Harper, Amy S. Licensing Manager (DSHS), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Adams, Cathie President (Texas Eagle Forum), Dallas, TX Allmon, Jennifer Associate Director (Texas Catholic Conference), Austin, TX Arnold, Veronica Legislative Associate (Texas Right to Life), Houston, TX Crawford, Sarah Legislative Associate (Texas Right to Life), Houston, TX Davidson, Elizabeth Administrative Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer (Women's Wellness Coalition of Texas), Round Rock, TX Everett, Carol Chief Executive Officer (Self) , Round Rock, TX Graham, Jim Executive Director (Texas Right to Life), Houston, TX Graham, Joseph President (Texas Right to Life), Houston, TX Harris, E. Dennis Medical Doctor (Self) , Lakehills, TX Hettinger, Ann State Director (Concerned Women for America), Rockwall, TX Horne, Emily Legislative Associate (Texas Right to Life), Houston, TX Hotze, Margaret F. Legislative Chairman (Life Advocates of Houston), Houston, TX Kebodeaux, Emily Legislative Associate (Texas Right to Life), Houston, TX Niemerg, Rebecca (Self) , Austin, TX Nuckols, Beverly B. Physician (Self) , New Braunfels, TX Pojman, Joe Executive Director (Texas Alliance for Life), Austin, TX Saenz, Jonathan President (Texas Values), Austin, TX Seale, Marie (Self) , Austin, TX 1 WITNESS LIST SB 537 Senate Committee Report Health & Human Services Wright, Kyleen President (Texans for Life Committee), Arlington, TX AGAINST: Betts, Heather L. (Self) , Austin, TX Birch, Rebecca President (National Women's Political Caucus), Austin, TX Boyer, Brent (Self) , Austin, TX Braun, Lea Physician / Owner (Routh Street Women's Clinic), Dallas, TX Burr, Elizabeth President (Capital Area Democratic Women), Austin, TX Chaney, Paula Trietsch (Self) , Georgetown, TX Collier, Brenda (Self) , Austin, TX Collier, Roger (Self) , Austin, TX Contreras, Elizabeth (Self) , Dallas, TX Cranston, Cathy (Self) , Austin, TX Doyel, Elizabeth A. (Self) , Austin, TX Francis, Sarah MSW (Whole Woman's Health), Dallas, TX Gifford, Fatimah Marketing / PR Director (Self; Amy Hagstrom Miller, Whole Women's Health), Del Valle, TX Hayes, Christine (Self) , Austin, TX Jones, Diane (Self) , Austin, TX Jordan, Margaret Aline Registered Nurse (Self / Grandchildren), Austin, TX Klushnik, Julie (Self) , Austin, TX Lavelle, Tanya Mental Health Policy Analyst (Self) , Austin, TX Lichtenheld, Zoey (Self) , Austin, TX Luther, Jessica (Self) , Austin, TX McCombs, Jennifer Jarl (Self) , Austin, TX McFarland, A. Jane (Self) , Manchaca, TX Messenger, Alexandra (Self) , Austin, TX Miller, Katherine (Self) , Austin, TX Mochley II, Robert (Self) , Austin, TX Morgan, Mary (Self) , Austin, TX Morton, Peggy First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin Social Action Chair (Planned Parenthood; 1st Unitarian Universalist Austin Social Action Committee), Austin, TX Nicholson, Melissa (Self) , Austin, TX Ochoa, Lindsay M. Legislative Liason (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas), Austin, TX Roth, Melissa (NARAL Texas), Austin, TX Rubin, Anna (Self) , Austin, TX Scallan, Clay (Self) , Driftwood, TX Scott, Sally L. (Unitarian Universalist for Justice), Austin, TX Stanley, Drew Social Media Manager (Whole Woman's Health), Austin, TX Tardan, Dennis (NARAL Texas), Austin, TX 2 WITNESS LIST SB 537 Senate Committee Report Health & Human Services Thomas, Derrick (Self) , Austin, TX Underwood, R. Reed (Self) , Austin, TX Underwood, Ranae (Self) , Austin, TX Ward, Barbara (Self) , Austin, TX Waters, Katherine Student (Self) , Austin, TX Watkins, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX Yelverton, Brittany (Self) , Austin, TX Providing written testimony: AGAINST: Crawford, R.C. Executive Director (Naturalabortionlaws.com), Round Rock, TX Hollier, Lisa Chair (Texas District - American Congress of OB/GYNs), Houston, TX McDougan, Mary LPCI (Whole Woman's Health), Fort Worth, TX Schicker, Jacqueline Paige (Self) , Houston, TX Snider, Stewart (League of Women Voters of Texas), Austin, TX 3
WITNESS LIST
SB 537
Senate Committee Report
Health & Human Services
March 19, 2013 - 9:00 AM
FOR:
Chunn, Tama Board Member (Life Advocates), Houston, TX
Flower, Linda W. Chair (Texas Physicians Resource Council and Women's Wellness
Coalition), Tomball, TX
Harris, Karen Minister (Self) , Lakehills, TX
Thompson, Mayra Jimemez Associate Professor, UT Southwestern (Self) , Dallas, TX
AGAINST:
Braun, Virginia Administrator / Owner (Routh Street Women's Clinic), Dallas, TX
Busby, Heather Executive Director (NARAL Pro-Choice Texas), Austin, TX
Pettigrew, Betty Director (Routh Street Women's Clinic), Dallas, TX
Prince, Robert Medical Doctor, OB GYN (Self) , Dallas, TX
Rocap, Blake (also providing written testimony) (NARAL Pro-Choice Texas), Austin,
TX
Rosenbach, Kelley Registered Nurse (Self) , Irving, TX
Stevenson, Amanda Researcher (also providing written testimony) (Texas Policy
Evaluation Project), Austin, TX
Yeaman, John (Self) , Austin, TX
ON:
Harper, Amy S. Licensing Manager (DSHS), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Adams, Cathie President (Texas Eagle Forum), Dallas, TX
Allmon, Jennifer Associate Director (Texas Catholic Conference), Austin, TX
Arnold, Veronica Legislative Associate (Texas Right to Life), Houston, TX
Crawford, Sarah Legislative Associate (Texas Right to Life), Houston, TX
Davidson, Elizabeth Administrative Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer (Women's
Wellness Coalition of Texas), Round Rock, TX
Everett, Carol Chief Executive Officer (Self) , Round Rock, TX
Graham, Jim Executive Director (Texas Right to Life), Houston, TX
Graham, Joseph President (Texas Right to Life), Houston, TX
Harris, E. Dennis Medical Doctor (Self) , Lakehills, TX
Hettinger, Ann State Director (Concerned Women for America), Rockwall, TX
Horne, Emily Legislative Associate (Texas Right to Life), Houston, TX
Hotze, Margaret F. Legislative Chairman (Life Advocates of Houston), Houston, TX
Kebodeaux, Emily Legislative Associate (Texas Right to Life), Houston, TX
Niemerg, Rebecca (Self) , Austin, TX
Nuckols, Beverly B. Physician (Self) , New Braunfels, TX
Pojman, Joe Executive Director (Texas Alliance for Life), Austin, TX
Saenz, Jonathan President (Texas Values), Austin, TX
Seale, Marie (Self) , Austin, TX
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Wright, Kyleen President (Texans for Life Committee), Arlington, TX
AGAINST:
Betts, Heather L. (Self) , Austin, TX
Birch, Rebecca President (National Women's Political Caucus), Austin, TX
Boyer, Brent (Self) , Austin, TX
Braun, Lea Physician / Owner (Routh Street Women's Clinic), Dallas, TX
Burr, Elizabeth President (Capital Area Democratic Women), Austin, TX
Chaney, Paula Trietsch (Self) , Georgetown, TX
Collier, Brenda (Self) , Austin, TX
Collier, Roger (Self) , Austin, TX
Contreras, Elizabeth (Self) , Dallas, TX
Cranston, Cathy (Self) , Austin, TX
Doyel, Elizabeth A. (Self) , Austin, TX
Francis, Sarah MSW (Whole Woman's Health), Dallas, TX
Gifford, Fatimah Marketing / PR Director (Self; Amy Hagstrom Miller, Whole Women's
Health), Del Valle, TX
Hayes, Christine (Self) , Austin, TX
Jones, Diane (Self) , Austin, TX
Jordan, Margaret Aline Registered Nurse (Self / Grandchildren), Austin, TX
Klushnik, Julie (Self) , Austin, TX
Lavelle, Tanya Mental Health Policy Analyst (Self) , Austin, TX
Lichtenheld, Zoey (Self) , Austin, TX
Luther, Jessica (Self) , Austin, TX
McCombs, Jennifer Jarl (Self) , Austin, TX
McFarland, A. Jane (Self) , Manchaca, TX
Messenger, Alexandra (Self) , Austin, TX
Miller, Katherine (Self) , Austin, TX
Mochley II, Robert (Self) , Austin, TX
Morgan, Mary (Self) , Austin, TX
Morton, Peggy First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin Social Action Chair
(Planned Parenthood; 1st Unitarian Universalist Austin Social Action Committee), Austin,
TX
Nicholson, Melissa (Self) , Austin, TX
Ochoa, Lindsay M. Legislative Liason (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas),
Austin, TX
Roth, Melissa (NARAL Texas), Austin, TX
Rubin, Anna (Self) , Austin, TX
Scallan, Clay (Self) , Driftwood, TX
Scott, Sally L. (Unitarian Universalist for Justice), Austin, TX
Stanley, Drew Social Media Manager (Whole Woman's Health), Austin, TX
Tardan, Dennis (NARAL Texas), Austin, TX
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Thomas, Derrick (Self) , Austin, TX
Underwood, R. Reed (Self) , Austin, TX
Underwood, Ranae (Self) , Austin, TX
Ward, Barbara (Self) , Austin, TX
Waters, Katherine Student (Self) , Austin, TX
Watkins, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX
Yelverton, Brittany (Self) , Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
AGAINST:
Crawford, R.C. Executive Director (Naturalabortionlaws.com), Round Rock, TX
Hollier, Lisa Chair (Texas District - American Congress of OB/GYNs), Houston, TX
McDougan, Mary LPCI (Whole Woman's Health), Fort Worth, TX
Schicker, Jacqueline Paige (Self) , Houston, TX
Snider, Stewart (League of Women Voters of Texas), Austin, TX
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