Another sweeping anti-abortion law is now in effect in Texas. House Bill 7 went into effect on Thursday. It restricts abortion-inducing drugs in the state by allowing private citizens to sue anyone who manufactures, distributes, or mails abortion medication in or to Texas.
"This is another law that is purposely written to provide fear and to scare Texans to make them, looking over their shoulder constantly to the neighbor who will turn them in," said patient Kaitlyn Kash.
The bill passed during this year's legislative session with large support from groups like Texas Right To Life, who said this is a way to stop telehealth providers and out-of-state doctors from mailing the medications into the state.
"We think at the end of the day, more babies are going to be protected, more women are

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