Texas Taliban #187 By Hank Silverberg Yes, I know the title above seems a bit harsh. But the new anti-abortion law now on the books in Texas has some harsh provisions that go far beyond any effort to limit abortions. On its surface, it prohibits abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, which is before most women even know they are pregnant. It will be the strictest anti-abortion law in the country with that alone. But the other half of the law is even more ominous because it has the potential to spread to other types of prohibitions. It opens the door for any private citizen to sue abortion providers or ANYONE else who might aid a woman in getting an abortion, such as her parents, doctor, boyfriend, husband or a friend who drives the pregnant woman to a clinic. Instead of having the gove...