Texas Officials Accused of Abusing Power in Abortion-Related Cases

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A woman in Texas, Lizelle Gonzalez, was charged with murder after using medication to terminate her pregnancy, but her legal team claims the charges were unjustified and violated her constitutional rights. The case highlights ongoing legal and political debates over abortion laws in Texas, especially concerning the use of abortion pills and the criminalization of self-managed abortions. Gonzalez's charges were eventually dropped, and her case has sparked criticism of law enforcement and prosecutors for pursuing a case that law experts say was not supported by the law.
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- Texas Cops: We Wrongly Tried to Get a Woman Charged With Murder For an Abortion, and We’d Do It Again Balls and Strikes
- Texas Woman Opposes Early End for Abortion False Arrest Lawsuit Bloomberg Law News
- Texas DA who charged abortion patient with murder accused of once paying for one Houston Chronicle
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