The district attorney’s office in a Texas border county said Sunday it would dismiss the case against Lizelle Herrera, a 26-year-old who was arrested on murder charges after what authorities said was a “self-induced abortion.”
court once again allowed its restrictive six-week ban on abortions to stand. rebuffing requests from texas abortion providers who asked the court to send the case back to a federal district court. justice sonia sotomayor writing in her dissent, quote, this case is a disaster for the rule of law and a grave disservice to women in texas who have a right to control their own bodies. i will not stand by silently as a state continues to nullify this constitutional guarantee. already at least seven states are revving up their own copycat bills like the one surviving and thriving in texas. this summer the supreme court is expected to issue a ruling on a case from mississippi that could likely overturn roe altogether. with me now, melissa murray, msnbc contributor and professor of law at new york university, and former texas state senator wendy davis, she s also the founder of deeds not words. melissa, first, explain what this supreme court decision on