Why Was a Texas Woman Charged with Murder for a ‘Self-Induced’ Abortion? Officials Won’t Say.
After a national uproar, the Starr County District Attorney dropped charges against the 26-year-old.
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Texas Prosecutors Blatantly Ignored the Law When They Charged a Woman With Murder 'by a Self-Induced Abortion'
As Starr County District Attorney Gocha Allen Ramirez belatedly conceded, that charge is explicitly prohibited by the Texas Penal Code.
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Texas woman faces murder charge for alleged "self-induced abortion"
She was arrested Thursday and freed from jail tonight, a local abortion assistance group that's campaigning for her said.
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