A woman was arrested Thursday and charged with murder for having a self-induced “illegal abortion.”
According to the Starr County Sheriff’s Office, Lizelle Herrera, 26, was arrested and served with an indictment “on the charge of Murder after Herrera did then and there intentionally and knowingly cause the death of an individual by self-induced abortion.”
Herrera is currently in custody at the Starr County Detention Center. She faces a surety bond of $500,000.
Her arrest comes as Texas enacted one of the strictest abortion laws in the country last year in SB 8 which encourages private citizens to sue individuals or organizations that help people get an abortion after six weeks of gestation. The law is currently being contested in court.
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 8:34 p.m. for clarity about SB 8.
ERRORMONSTER on April 9th, 2022 at 04:55 UTC »
What's so funny about this is that Casey guarantees the right to an abortion, so it's already Supreme Court precedent that you cannot be arrested for having an abortion. That's why the SB8 targets those who help you get an abortion. It's explicitly legal for an individual to abort a pregnancy, so I have no idea what they actually think is going to happen here other than a civil rights lawsuit.
rubberrazors on April 9th, 2022 at 04:44 UTC »
"Woman arrested for induced abortion. Bond set at 500,000.” Recommended article at end of this article: "Police officer arrested again for aggravated assault. Choked out and drew a knife on spouse. Released Thursday."
bunkscudda on April 9th, 2022 at 01:49 UTC »
I thought the bs Texas laws only got around RvW because it wasn’t the govt doing it. It was bounty hunters collecting on turning people in.
But this seems like it’s entirely the state charging her with murder.