Texas high school valedictorian slams state’s abortion ban in graduation speech By Jackie Salo Published June 3, 2021 ...

Lake Highlands High School valedictorian Paxton Smith used her 3-minute speech to attack Texas’ new restrictive abortion law after making a last-minute speech switch. It's now gone viral.

Case in point: Paxton Smith, a graduating senior from Dallas, Texas, who decided to ditch her pre-approved commencement speech in favour of a message about abortion rights.

Paxton Smith had over a year to prepare her valedictorian speech, but when the moment came, there was only one topic she wanted to discuss: abortion rights. The Texas teen has gone viral for her ...

Paxton Smith went off-script for her valedictorian graduation speech last week when she instead spoke out against Texas' "fetal heartbeat" bill. The speech has since been widely shared.

A high school valedictorian exhaled as she pulled a piece of paper from underneath her graduation gown. Gathering her courage, Paxton Smith started the speech she had worked so hard on for her ...

Paxton Smith had submitted an entirely different speech on the effect of the media on young minds to school officials for the commencement ceremony at Lake Highlands High School in Dallas on ...