Bryan Hughes: Abortion in Texas
Republicans in Texas have managed to ban abortion in almost all cases in their state. Stephen Sackur spoke to Texas Republican State Senator Bryan Hughes.
Republicans in Texas have managed to ban abortion in almost all cases in their state. Anyone performing, aiding or abetting the termination of a pregnancy after roughly six weeks can be sued in court. The implications are enormous, not just in Texas but across the US. And it points to a wider phenomenon. Ideological conservatives are using state activism to confront federal power. Stephen Sackur spoke to Texas Republican State Senator Bryan Hughes just hours before the first law suit was filed against a doctor under the new law.
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