Texas Health Department considering ways to inform women about risks, procedures By David Pasztor AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Thursday, November 20, 2003 New state requirements for Texas abortion clinics have been influenced by "right-wing extremists" to scare women away from having abortions, a group of Democratic lawmakers charged Wednesday. But supporters of the new policies said they are meant only to ensure that women are fully informed of the risks and their options before they decide to have the procedure. Doug McBride, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Health, said the requirements reflect the agency's best effort to comply with new...