Texas DA Says Murder Charge in Abortion Case Will be Dropped

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES – 2021/02/17: A demonstrator holding a placard saying ‘Heart Beat Bill’ during a press conference and protest by Democrats who walked out during a debate on an anti-abortion bill in the House of Representatives. Republicans passed the bill and after being signed by the Governor, it will most likely cause a constitutional showdown in the courts. (Photo by Sean Rayford/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

A Texas district attorney says he will ask a judge to dismiss a murder charge against a woman over a self-induced abortion. Lizelle Herrera was arrested Thursday in Rio Grande City after a Starr County grand jury indicted her on March 30 for murder for causing the death of a fetus or embryo through a self-induced abortion. District Attorney Gocha Allen Ramirez said Sunday that his office will seek to dismiss the charge on Monday. In a statement, he said that after reviewing applicable state law, it was clear that the 26-year-old woman “cannot and should not be prosecuted for the allegation against her.”