Hurry up: Lizelle Herrera, 26, was arrested Thursday and held in Starr County Jail in Rio Grande City until Saturday. He was charged with murder for causing “death of a person by self-induced abortion”. Leading the news: Gocha Allen Ramirez, Duval County attorney Jim Hogg and Starr, said his office would file a motion to dismiss the murder charge against Herrera on Monday.
“When reviewing current Texas legislation, it is clear that Ms. Herrera can not and should not be prosecuted for the allegations against her,” Ramirez said. He added: “The issues surrounding this issue are clearly controversial, but under Texas law and the facts presented, it is not a criminal matter.”
The big picture: Texas has the most restrictive abortion ban in the US The Act, Senate 8 (SB 8), went into effect last September.
