A Texas district attorney says he will ask a judge to dismiss a murder charge against a woman over a self-induced abortion.
In a tweet Sunday, Planned Parenthood called the decision “Such NEEDED news."
“The Texas Heartbeat Act and other Pro-Life policies in the state clearly prohibit criminal charges for pregnant women. Texas Right to Life opposes public prosecutors going outside of the bounds of Texas’ prudent and carefully crafted policies,” said Texas Right to Life spokeswoman Kimberlyn Schwartz.The indictment alleged that Herrera, on Jan. 7, “did then and there intentionally and knowingly cause the death of an individual ... by self-induced abortion.
“ doesn’t apply to the murder of an unborn child if the conduct charged is ‘conduct committed by the mother of the unborn child,’” Vladeck said.
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