Three women are being sued and accused of murder by a Texas man for allegedly assisting his ex-wife in obtaining abortion medication. According to Bloomberg, this is the first instance of its kind in Texas’ wrongful-death law. Since Roe v. Wade was overruled by the US, this is the first instance of its kind. According to the Washington Post, the case might herald a change in the anti-abortion campaign. Only a few days prior, a South Carolina lady was charged with a crime when it was claimed that she had used abortion drugs to end her pregnancy.
Jonathan Mitchell, a former Texas solicitor general and the author of the state’s law enabling residents to bring legal action against anyone they believe to be “aiding and abetting” an abortion is Marcus Silva’s attorney. Marcus Silva is the plaintiff in the case. Silva claims that two months after filing for divorce in May 2022, his ex-wife learned of the pregnancy in July 2022. In February 2023, the divorce was finally finalized.
The guy claims that two of his ex-wife’s acquaintances procured abortion drugs for the purpose of ending the pregnancy illegally
As per photos of ex-wife’s purported text messages which Silva submitted as evidence, she told the defendants: “I know either way he will use it against me. If I told him before, which I’m not, he would use it as [a way to] try to stay with me. And after the fact, I know he will try to act like he has some right to the decision.”
The guy claims that two of his ex-wife’s acquaintances procured abortion drugs for the purpose of ending the pregnancy illegally, with the pills being delivered by a different lady. He is asking for $1 million in damages as well as a ban on the three ladies being able to sell abortion drugs. Abortion is now prohibited in Texas, with few exceptions for medical situations. Individuals who conduct abortions or assist someone in getting one run the danger of receiving a civil penalty of at least $100,000 as well as a sentence of up to life in prison.