In Texas last week, a woman was arrested for murder and jailed on a $500,000 bond for taking medication to induce an abortion—something that is not a crime in Texas, although the state’s lawmakers have banned the sale or delivery of medications that terminate pregnancies. In Oklahoma—where Texas women began obtaining abortions after Texas’ six-week ban kicked in—the legislature made providing an abortion a felony.
In Texas last week, a woman was arrested for murder and jailed on a $500,000 bond for taking medication to induce an abortion—something that is not a crime in Texas, although the state’s lawmakers have banned the sale or delivery of medications that terminate pregnancies. In Oklahoma—where Texas women began obtaining abortions after Texas’ six-week ban kicked in—the legislature made providing an abortion a felony.