Texas Judge Tosses Murder Charge Over Woman's Self-Induced Abortion
Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, on the newest of 2 developments
A Texas judge formally dismissing a murder charge Monday against a 26-year-old woman over a self-induced abortion did not quiet outrage or questions surrounding the case, including why prosecutors ever brought it to a grand jury.
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Texas district attorney says he will drop murder charge against woman in connection with 'self-induced abortion'
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Texas Judge Tosses Murder Charge Over Woman's Self-Induced Abortion
Following passage of state’s restrictive SB8 bill, 26-year-old Starr County woman arrested for “intentionally and knowingly” causing “death of an individual”
The local sheriff’s office said that the 26-year-old was charged after “intentionally and knowingly causing the death of an individual by self-induced abortion,” though it didn't provide details about which law was broken.
A Texas woman has been arrested on murder charges after she allegedly terminated her own pregnancy through a "self-induced abortion," according to authorities.Lizelle Herrera was arrested Thursday by the Starr
According to the DA, a review of applicable Texas law showed that Lizelle Herrera “cannot and should not be prosecuted for the allegation against her.”
A Texas district attorney is filing a motion to dismiss a murder charge against a woman arrested last week in connection with what law enforcement called "the death of an individual by self-induced abortion."
"The issues surrounding this matter are clearly contentious, however based on Texas law...it is not a criminal matter," the District Attorney said in a statement.
Ramirez was arrested Thursday and charged after "intentionally and knowingly causing the death of an individual by self-induced abortion," according to local officials.
A 26-year-old woman has been charged with murder after authorities said she caused "the death of an individual by self-induced abortion." Texas has the most restrictive abortion laws in the U.S.
The Texas district attorney who filed murder charges against a woman after she allegedly performed a "self-induced" abortion announced Sunday that the charges will be dropped.Gocha Allen Ramirez, the district
