Texas Man Sues 3 Women for Helping His Ex-Wife Get Abortion Pills

A Texas man filed a lawsuit against three women, alleging that they illegally assisted his ex-wife in having an abortion.

Marcus Silva filed a $1 million lawsuit against Jackie Noyola, Amy Carpenter, and Aracely Garcia on Thursday in Galveston County. The Texas man claimed that the three assisted his ex-girlfriend Brittni Silva in obtaining abortion medication in July, the NY Post noted.

This case is being called one of the first significant legal tests of legislation cutting down on abortion since Roe v. Wade was overruled, according to CNN.

"Under the law of Texas, a person who assists a pregnant woman in obtaining a self-managed abortion has committed the crime of murder and can be sued for wrongful death," the lawsuit argues.

State law protects pregnant women who have abortions from legal responsibility; therefore, Silva's ex-wife is not a party to the lawsuit.

Silva's ex-wife alleges she found out about the pregnancy in July 2022, just after Texas Senate Bill 8 became law, which outlawed most abortions after around six weeks.

Moreover, it is illegal to knowingly engage in activity that assists or abets the performance or encouragement of an abortion, which means that you can be held legally responsible if you help facilitate an abortion.

The Texas man and his ex-wife divorced in February 2023, and the lawsuit says that Silva says he is the baby's father.

The Abortion Pills Manufacturer Might Also Be Named as Defendant

Conservative legal group Thomas More Society, Republican state representative Briscoe Cain from the Houston region, and former Texas solicitor general Jonathan Mitchell are all working together to defend Silva in court.

"Anyone involved in distributing or manufacturing abortion pills will be sued into oblivion," Cain said in a statement from the attorneys.

After the pill's manufacturer has been discovered, the lawsuit states that it will also be named as a defendant, said USA Today.

The women plotted to help the pregnant lady get her hands on abortion drugs and exchanged texts detailing where to get the drugs and how to give the pregnant woman the push she needed to use them, the lawsuit said.

Five Women Sue Texas for Banning Abortion Pills

Meanwhile, five Texas women sued Texas because the state's strict laws on abortion put their lives in peril while they were refused access to the procedure.

This is the first time that women, as opposed to doctors on behalf of patients or advocacy groups, have taken legal action in response to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, as the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a case in state court on Monday.

Women were "denied necessary and potentially life-saving obstetrical care because medical professionals throughout the state fear liability under Texas's abortion bans," the lawsuit claims.

Each of the five plaintiffs in the complaint, Ashley Brandt, Lauren Hall, Lauren Miller, Anna Zargarian, and Amanda Zurawski, expressed joy over their pregnancies. However, the women developed conditions that put them or their babies in danger; thus, they needed an abortion.

They claim they were denied medical attention when their lives were in danger, ABC News reports.

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Written by: Bert Hoover

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