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Alex Woodward

Texas woman charged with murder for ‘self-induced abortion’

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Police in south Texas arrested and charged a woman with murder for allegedly performing a “self-induced” abortion.

Lizelle Herrera, 26, remains in custody with bond set at $500,000 at the Starr County Detention Center. She was arrested and served with an indictment on 7 April for “intentionally and knowingly [causing] the death of an individual by self-induced abortion,” according to the Starr County Sheriff’s Office. Her arrest was first reported by The Monitor News in Texas.

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