A Texas District Attorney said in a statement posted to Facebook that the murder charges filed against a woman who self-induced an abortion will be dropped, saying that after an investigation by her office could not find reason to prosecute her.
The prosecutor, 229th District Attorney Gocha Allen Ramirez, said that the sheriff had a duty to investigate the incident, which was reported to authorities by a local hospital where Lizelle Herrera sought medical care.
“Although with this dismissal Ms. Herrera will not face prosecution for this incident, it is clear to me that the events leading up to this indictment have taken a toll on Ms. Herrera and her family,” Ramirez said in the statement. “To ignore this fact would be shortsighted. The issues surrounding this matter are clearly contentious, however based on Texas law and the facts presented, it is not a criminal matter.”