A federal judge has ruled that a Texas woman who was jailed and charged with murder over self-managing an abortion in 2022 can move forward with her lawsuit. U.S.

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 over the case that drew national outrage before the charges were quickly dropped, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton denied a motion by prosecutors and the sheriff to dismiss the lawsuit during a hearing in the border city of McAllen. Lizelle Gonzalez, who spent two nights in jail on the murder charges and is seeking $1 million in damages in the lawsuit, did not attend the hearing.

Texas has one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bans and outlaws the procedure with limited exceptions. Under Texas law, women seeking an abortion are exempt from criminal charges, however.

Starr County District Attorney Gocha Ramirez and other defendants have argued their positions provide them immunity from civil lawsuits.

Rick Navarro, an attorney for the defense, argued that it was “at worst a negligence case” during the hearing. Ramirez has previously told The Associated Press that he “made a mistake” in bringing charges.

  • Delusional@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Women should be able to leave the state to get away from any bullshit charges that fascists make up.

    • Cam@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Yes, murderers should be able to leave and get away from their crimes.

      • Cam@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        4 months ago

        its advocates don’t respect anyone’s rights.

        You forgot about that unborn child rights. “Its avocates don’t respect anyone’s right”, give me a break.

        • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          4 months ago

          Boy, these conservatives are really something, aren’t they? They’re all in favor of the unborn. They will do anything for the unborn. But once you’re born, you’re on your own. Pro-life conservatives are obsessed with the fetus from conception to nine months. After that, they don’t want to know about you. They don’t want to hear from you. No nothing. No neonatal care, no day care, no head start, no school lunch, no food stamps, no welfare, no nothing. If you’re preborn, you’re fine; if you’re preschool, you’re fucked.

          ~ George Carlin

          • Cam@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            4 months ago

            Not a bad piece of propaganda and yeah its true. Once your born, you are on your own. Stop whinning since at the end of the day, you got to live.