A Plano, Texas mom insists that her pregnant child should count as an individual passenger in Texas high-occupancy vehicle lanes because a new Texas abortion...
By Sunday, Brandy Bottone’sIt all began when Brandy, 32, was stopped June 29 by Dallas County sheriff’s deputies searching for solo drivers in high-occupancy vehicle lanes. HOV lanes in Texas require two or more people in a vehicle.
When an officer asked her where the second person was, she pointed at her pregnant tummy. She made the argument that underHere are six things to know.Her protest, she says, is not either for or against abortion. If the law says a preborn baby is alive, then the HOV rule should reflect that.“When it was first posted, I was afraid to read the comments. I was afraid to see the negativity and people fighting,” she told me.
“It’s eye opening to see how many women have messaged me, reached out to me just wanting to be a part of this, saying ‘I’m here to support you.’ People in New Zealand are messaging me right now. I can’t get to everyone. I wish I could just tell them thank you.”
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