SEATTLE - A federal judge ruled on July 24 that a Texas woman who was jailed and charged with murder after self-managing an abortion in 2022 can move forward with her lawsuit against the local sheriff and prosecutors. Lizelle Gonzalez was charged with murder in Texas after authorities said she caused "the death of an individual by self-induced abortion."
U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton denied a motion by prosecutors and the sheriff to dismiss Gonzalez's lawsuit during a hearing in the border city of McAllen. Now, more than two years later after spending two nights in jail on the murder charges, she is seeking $1 million in damages on the lawsuit.
