She Was Put in Jail in Texas for an Abortion. Blame the Supreme Court for What Happened Next.

DoryApril 16, 2026

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, conservative states have stressed that they won’t prosecute women, whom they describe as abortion’s “second victims.” That was the message Texas hoped to send when prosecutors in Starr County dropped charges against a woman named Lizelle Herrera for ending her pregnancy. But Herrera’s case is now communicating something else entirely: Prosecutors who target women for abortion often won’t face any consequences, even when they ignore the law.

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By Dory