Texas abortion foes use legal threats and propose more laws to increase pressure on providers and their allies

Protesters marched from the federal courthouse to the Texas Capitol in Austin after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. (Credit: Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune)

Texas anti-abortion conservatives are intensifying their efforts to shut down access for residents seeking abortions, with a near-daily drumbeat of threats and court filings aimed at donors, employers and others trying to help those patients.

They are part of a broad campaign by the anti-abortion rights movement, in the days since the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the constitutional right to abortion last month, to dry up avenues of assistance for Texans who have no access to abortion under several state laws and punish providers who have tried to legally continue offering services in a constantly changing legal landscape.