: roe v wade to the present." >> mary ziegler, thanks for being with us.that says the law is enforced by private citizens filing civil lawsuits, and specifically bans officials, government officials, from getting involved in those lawsuits. what is that significant? >> this is texas' attempt to make it impossible to sue anyone, to challenge the constitution at ofality of this suit. the state is trying to shield itself, and it allows people to sue states only if their targeting the official who enforces the law they think is unconstitutional. but, obviously, texas is saying there is no such official to sue, so there is no way to bring this constitutional challenge to court. this is texas' bid, if you will, to ban abortion in the state without legal risk. >> and the texas briefs in this case never mentioned "roe vs. wade." is this an attempt to get around "roe vs. wade" rather than confronting it head on? >> absolutely. this is an alternative to what we see unfolding in mississippi, which is trying to force the board to reconsider if it protects abortion rig