Texas woman leaves state to have abortion after Texas Supreme Court paused ruling that would have allowed it, her lawyers say
Texas woman leaves state to have abortion after Texas Supreme Court paused ruling that would have allowed it, her lawyers say
State District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble last week had ruled that Kate Cox could terminate her pregnancy despite the state's ban.
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Honest Q: is there a charge that could be brought against her?
Not a lawyer or from Texas, but a quick search reveals many stories of people being charged for the death of an unborn child in cases of homicide and other offenses.
Not just her but anyone that helped her leave the state: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/us/texas-abortion-travel-bans.html
Read about the ramifications of SB-8. Private citizens can sue anyone who assisted or advised her in getting an abortion for $10,000 each. There is no real limit to who can be sued, as long as some tangential relationship can be made between her and getting the medical care she requires. While they can't go after her directly, almost everyone else is fair game. The limits aren't well defined, and courts haven't ruled to clarify. A pilot who pilots the plane she flies on to another state could be sued, if someone can identify a pilot by name and they can be served by Texas courts.