laws on h.b. 2 in texas are having a real impact on women's lives. as more of these laws are implemented around the country, more women are being deprived of their rights and forced to make impossible choices. joining me now, carolyn jones, a contributing writer for "the texas observer" and the pro-choice texas. heather, i want to start with what's going on with you in texas. the first part of the law, trap law, talk about that, and then the second part of the law or the next phase actually goes into effect in september, which is going to make it even worse.

laws on h.b. 2 in texas are having a real impact on women's lives.ese laws are implemented around the country, more women are being deprived of their rights and forced to make impossible choices. joining me now, carolyn jones, a contributing writer for "the texas observer" and the pro-choice texas. heather, i want to start with what's going on with you in texas. the first part of the law, trap law, talk about that, and then the second part of the law or the next phase actually goes into effect in september, which is going to make it even worse. right, that's correct, karen. so with the first part of the law, the first three provisions of the law, we saw -- we went from 42 clinics a year ago and down we are hovered right near 20 clinics left in the state. safe, legal abortion care for women. and there are whole areas in the state where now it's impossible to get care for the majority of west texas. the entire rio grande area and also affects those women coming over from louisiana. >> we have a full screen to show 44 clinics to 24 clinics. then in sept