Texas doctor protests abortion law by admitting he carried out procedure

• Alan Braid writes column for Washington Post
• Texas law shows fragility of women's rights, say activists

Protesting a Texas law which outlaws abortion after six weeks of pregnancy and empowers citizens to sue providers and anyone who helps them, a San Antonio doctor said he had provided an abortion beyond the new legal limit.

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