by Cactus Jack » Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:39 pm
A Texas woman who was charged with murder over self-managing an abortion and spent two nights in jail has sued prosecutors along the U.S.-Mexico border who put the criminal case in motion before it was later dropped. ......
According to the lawsuit, Gonzalez was 19 weeks pregnant when she used misoprostol, one of two drugs used in medication abortions. Misoprostol is also used to treat stomach ulcers.
After taking the pills, Gonzalez received an obstetrical examination at the hospital emergency room and was discharged with abdominal pain. She returned with bleeding the next day and an exam found no fetal heartbeat. Doctors performed a caesarian section to deliver a stillborn baby.
The lawsuit argues that the hospital violated the patient’s privacy rights when they reported the abortion to the district attorney’s office, which then carried out its own investigation and produced a murder charge against Gonzalez.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/texa ... 20818.htmlI would argue that the woman should not only be suing the DA, because let's face it Texas has a history of giving extreme right wing bad actors in public office a pass (Ken Paxton), but also the hospital who violated her right to privacy by reporting her to the authorities.
The latter will have a much greater effect in blunting the horrible Texas law that forces healthcare professionals to spy on their patients for the right wing religious zealots turning Texas into a third world dictatorship.
[quote]A Texas woman who was charged with murder over self-managing an abortion and spent two nights in jail has sued prosecutors along the U.S.-Mexico border who put the criminal case in motion before it was later dropped. ......
According to the lawsuit, Gonzalez was 19 weeks pregnant when she used misoprostol, one of two drugs used in medication abortions. Misoprostol is also used to treat stomach ulcers.
After taking the pills, Gonzalez received an obstetrical examination at the hospital emergency room and was discharged with abdominal pain. She returned with bleeding the next day and an exam found no fetal heartbeat. Doctors performed a caesarian section to deliver a stillborn baby.
The lawsuit argues that the hospital violated the patient’s privacy rights when they reported the abortion to the district attorney’s office, which then carried out its own investigation and produced a murder charge against Gonzalez.[/quote]
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/texas-ap-mcallen-b2520818.html
I would argue that the woman should not only be suing the DA, because let's face it Texas has a history of giving extreme right wing bad actors in public office a pass (Ken Paxton), but also the hospital who violated her right to privacy by reporting her to the authorities.
The latter will have a much greater effect in blunting the horrible Texas law that forces healthcare professionals to spy on their patients for the right wing religious zealots turning Texas into a third world dictatorship.
