A Texas man is suing his ex-wife's friends for helping her terminate pregnancy, a case that comes on the heels of a lawsuit brought by five women denied abortions. (via MaddowBlog)
When Texas Republicans approved a six-week abortion ban two years ago, it was obvious that the policy would have a dramatic effect on reproductive rights across the Lone Star State. It was also obvious that the ban would create important legal fights.
Legal filings can sometimes be dry and technical, but this lawsuit is a qualitatively different kind of document.
Yes, under the GOP-imposed law, Texas physicians are able to terminate pregnancies after six weeks if there’s “substantial” harm to pregnant women. But since no one seems to know what exactly that means, doctors — fearing enormous financial penalties and possible prison sentences — have refused to treat many patients in need of reproductive care.added, some Texas physicians have been afraid to even mention the possibility of abortion, “or to forward medical records to another provider.
A Texas man is suing three women under the wrongful death statute, alleging that they assisted his ex-wife in terminating her pregnancy, the first such case brought since the state’s near-total ban on abortion last summer. Marcus Silva ... alleges that his now ex-wife learned she was pregnant in July 2022, the month after the overturn of Roe v. Wade, and conspired with two friends to illegally obtain abortion-inducing medication and terminate the pregnancy.
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