Protestors Chant For The Release Of A Starr County Woman Who Was Charged With Murder After Performing A ‘Self-Induced Abortion’
A woman has been taken into custody and charged with murder after law enforcement revealed she performed a “self-induced abortion.”
According to a sheriff’s office spokesperson, Lizelle Herrera was arrested after it was discovered she “intentionally and knowingly cause the death of an individual by self-induced abortion.”
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Steve Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas School of Law, said that according to the information available, the murder charge didn’t make sense. “The Texas murder statute does apply to the killing of an unborn fetus,” he said, “but it specifically exempts cases where the person who terminated the fetus is the pregnant woman.”
The Starr County Sheriff’s Office arrested the 26-year-old on Thursday and held her in custody on a $500,000 bond. By Saturday after a group of individuals protested, Herrera was released from custody after an abortion rights advocacy fund posted bail on her behalf.
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Vladeck said Herrera’s situation showed what will happen as legal protections around abortion crumble. “I think what this case really is, is an ominous portent of what things are going to look like on the ground in states that have aggressive abortion restrictions,” he ended. #Socialites what are your thoughts on this?