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The Highwire with Del Bigtree

DON’T MESS WITH THIS TEXAS MEDICAL FREEDOM ADVOCATE

The Highwire with Del Bigtree

The Highwire with Del Bigtree

News, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.93.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Founder & Executive Director of Texans for Medical Freedom, Jackie Schlegel, joins Del to discuss her 6 year long fight to pass a Medicaid Discrimination bill in Texas that has finally come to fruition. Hear how this warrior mom has worked to win over the hearts and minds of elected officials and has her eyes on any upcoming legislation that challenges the medical freedoms of all Texans.

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0:00.0

We've all got to find that thing, that, that guides us, that drives us so many of you come

0:04.6

up to me and you say, Dell, what is it I should be doing with my life?

0:08.0

I mean, I don't, I feel like I want to be a part of this and I say the same thing.

0:12.0

You know, we all have different talents.

0:13.6

I don't know what your talent is, maybe you're a software designer and you can design something

0:18.8

and change the world.

0:19.8

Maybe you're a great speaker or you want to start a podcast, all of that's fine.

0:24.4

I'm Dell, I started a podcast, it turned into this.

0:27.6

It doesn't mean we're all going to do that.

0:29.5

But what's awesome is when we see people that just seem to step outside their comfort zone

0:33.9

and decide to make a difference in this world.

0:37.0

That is exactly what my good friend, Jackie Schlagel, decided to do with her life.

0:41.2

Take a look at this.

0:42.3

Our guest today is Jackie Schlagel.

0:44.4

Jackie Schlagel.

0:46.2

Jackie Schlagel, this is Jackie Schlagel.

0:48.3

I'm just a mom and like you, I'm here to fight like hell for my children.

0:53.7

As a medical freedom advocate and a parent, a big child with special needs in complex healthcare

0:59.5

challenges, this bill is incredibly important to me.

1:03.1

Why do state legislators believe that they somehow know my children better than I do?

1:09.6

And so when I'm out in the community, they're questioning what they're seeing on the news

1:14.8

or in the media or the push to override their rights.

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