After charging a woman with murder over a self-induced abortion, forcing her to spend three days in jail and drawing national attention, Starr County officials announced Sunday they would change course and move to dismiss the case.
. Accused providers would face possible lower-level felony charges, which carry a maximum punishment of two years in state jail.
“What the laws in Texas and elsewhere claim to be doing is criminalizing the provision of certain types of care,” she told The Texas Tribune on Friday. “But what we know is the reality from our cases, and from what we've seen in the past and we're currently seeing, is that the people who actually experienced pregnancy will also face criminalization.”
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