A 26-year-old woman has been charged with murder in Texas after authorities said she caused 'the death of an individual by self-induced abortion,' in a state that has the most restrictive abortion laws in the U.S.
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas -- A 26-year-old woman has been charged with murder in Texas after authorities said she caused"the death of an individual by self-induced abortion," in a state that has the most restrictive abortion laws in the U.S.It's unclear whether Lizelle Herrera is accused of having an abortion or whether she helped someone else get an abortion.
Lizelle Herrera, 26, was arrested and served with an indictment on the charge of murder after a self-inducted abortion, according to the Star County Sheriff's Office. "Herrera 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," Delgado said.
Delgado did not say under what law Herrera has been charged. He said no other information will be released until at least Monday because the case remains under investigation.from a criminal homicide charge for aborting her own pregnancy, University of Texas law professor Stephen Vladeck told The Associated Press.
" 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.that bans abortions in Texas for women who are as early as six weeks pregnant has sharply curtailed the number of abortions in the state. The law leaves enforcement to private citizens who can sue doctors or anyone who helps a woman get an abortion.
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