A D.A. dropped the murder charges against Lizelle Herrera for an alleged self-induced abortion, but how and why was she charged in the first place?
Photo: Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images As states across the country continue to restrict abortion access in anticipation of the Supreme Court’s decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a county in Texas has apparently decided to test current laws protecting pregnant people from being prosecuted for having alleged abortions.
Lizelle Herrera was arrested for the “death of an individual through self-induced abortion.” The Starr County Sheriff’s office confirmed on Saturday that Herrera was arrested for the “death of an individual through self-induced abortion,” but the circumstances surrounding her pregnancy are unclear. It’s also unclear under what law Herrera was indicted. Texas has famously established some of the most rigid anti-abortion laws in the country, but S.B. 8, the recent six-week abortion ban, only allows civilians to file charges against anyone who “aids and abets” an abortion, not a criminal prosecution. In a statement, Starr County Sheriff’s Maj. Carlos Delgado did not specify under what law Herrera had been charged, per Fox 7 Austin.
Starr County D.A. dropped the charges against Herrera. On Sunday, April 10, D.A. Ramirez issued a statement pledging to dismiss the charges against Herrera on Monday. “In reviewing applicable Texas law, it is clear that Ms. Herrera cannot and should not be prosecuted for the allegation against her,” the statement read in part. “Although with this dismissal Ms.
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