"Texas Woman Sues Prosecutors for $1M Over Murder Charge for Self-Managed Abortion"

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Source: The Guardian
"Texas Woman Sues Prosecutors for $1M Over Murder Charge for Self-Managed Abortion"
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A Texas woman, Lizelle Gonzalez, who was charged with murder for self-managing an abortion and later had the case dropped, has sued prosecutors for $1 million, citing harm from the arrest and media coverage. The lawsuit alleges that the district attorney's office violated her privacy rights and pursued an indictment despite knowing that abortion is exempt from murder charges under state law. The district attorney, Gocha Ramirez, was fined and disciplined by the state bar of Texas over the case.

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