Accountability
Judge rules in favor of pro-abortion group in dismissal of Texas abortion ban
A Texas judge has ruled in favor of an abortion rights group when he rejected a lawsuit brought against an abortion provider who admitted to performing abortion procedures after 6 weeks of pregnancy – which is illegal under Texas law.
The Bexar County judge ruled that the lawsuit against Dr. Alan Braid, filed by former Illinois attorney Felipe Gomez, was without standing since Gomez wasn’t directly impacted by the abortion, Forbes reported.
Texas law SB 8 bans abortion after 6 weeks of pregnancy. The law allows people to sue anyone accused of performing an abortion or aiding someone in undergoing the procedure.
Gomez filed the lawsuit because he said he wanted the court to overturn SB 8. In the lawsuit, Gomez described himself as a “pro-life plaintiff” and said he wasn’t interested in the $10,000 in damages that SB 8 allows.
Forbes reported that Gomez was disbarred in 2020 after sending “threatening and harassing email messages” to attorneys in three separate legal matters.
The lawsuit, originally filed in Sept. 2021, was the first case brought forward testing Texas’ abortion ban, according to Forbes.
Braid is the only person who has been sued under the law and is also the first major ruling issued in a lawsuit brought under.
While the judge’s ruling does not overturn SB 8, the Center for Reproductive Rights said it represented a “significant win” for pro-abortion groups.
Terry A. Hurlbut has been a student of politics, philosophy, and science for more than 35 years. He is a graduate of Yale College and has served as a physician-level laboratory administrator in a 250-bed community hospital. He also is a serious student of the Bible, is conversant in its two primary original languages, and has followed the creation-science movement closely since 1993.
-
Civilization4 days agoCommunism – It’s Back
-
Civilization4 days agoBeyond Airstrikes: The Missing Phase of the Iran Campaign
-
Civilization3 days agoSecret Service Agent Arrested in Hazing Incident
-
Civilization2 days agoA Win in Philadelphia for America’s Founders
-
Civilization3 days agoDining With the President
-
Civilization2 days agoThe Pentagon’s Testosterone Wake-Up Call
-
Civilization1 day agoAmerica’s Murder Problem Is Smaller Than It Looks
-
Civilization1 day agoAnatomy of the ‘Islamophobic’ Shooting That Wasn’t
And something for people to consider – if the mantra “My Body My Choice” is allowed, legitimate, and used the a mother can kill her child ANYTIME after birth for any reason – even if the child is now an adult. After all, based upon the mantra the child is part of her body and can chose what happens to her body.