How Grassroots Activists Forced a Texas District Attorney to Drop Murder Charges for Self-Induced Abortion

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How Grassroots Activists Forced a Texas District Attorney to Drop Murder Charges for Self-Induced Abortion
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'Even before S.B. 8, access to abortion was very limited and difficult to get in the Valley. Abortion costs were very expensive in the Valley, starting at $800.'

apologized to Herrera in a text sent to her lawyer Calixtro Villarreal on Sunday. Ramirez said she should never have been charged.

“There’s a single tiny clinic that is heavily policed and attacked by anti-abortion protesters all of the time,” said Jess Gomez of Frontera Fund. “A lot of people in our community have always gone to Mexico to seek healthcare,” said Zaena Zamora of Frontera Fund. “Part of that healthcare includes abortion care and taking medication to end pregnancy because, even before S.B. 8, access to abortion was very limited and difficult to get in the Valley. Abortion costs were very expensive in the Valley, starting at $800.”

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