texas punishable by up to 99 years in prison. what the law is forcing physicians to do is weigh these very real threats of criminal prosecution against the health and well-being of their patients. >> reporter: amanda and four other texas women and two doctors are asking the court to clarify that abortions can be performed when a physician makes a good faith judgment and that the pregnant person has a physical emergent medical condition that poses a risk of death or a risk to their health including their pfertility. >> it is particularly unusual for people to be willing to bring these lawsuits in their own names and not to use a pseudonym. and to really share these personal details about their lives. >> reporter: another new front, a battle between walgreen's and california governor newsom. last month attorneys general from 21 states that passed anti-abortion laws wrote to wall