By Sahar Chmais

“As an Iraqi freedom veteran, as someone who defended our freedom for this country, to have our government slowly take away those freedoms is insulting and plain out scary,” said Melanie Molien, Hays County resident who attended the Women’s March rally. “We have fought too long for equality. A woman’s life matters.”

Molien was one of the thousands who joined the rally fighting against SB 8, dubbed the “heartbeat bill,” at the Texas Ca...