Well the "activist judges" have done it again. This time they have provided a nice backdoor way to stop legal abortions in the state in the guise of a homicide law. In the case of Lawrence Vs. State of Texas the Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that homicide laws extend to the deaths of fetuses even if they are not viable outside the womb.
This issue came from a case where Terrance Lawrence was convicted of murdering his girlfriend after finding out she was between 4 to 6 weeks pregnant. In the ruling the judge stated, "The Supreme Court has emphasized that states may protect human life not only once the fetus has reached viability but 'from the outset of the pregnancy'. The Legislature is free to protect the lives of those whom it considers to be human beings."
Though this was about a criminal case, abortion foes will seize this as legal precedent to begin pressing for criminal prosecutions of doctors offering abortions. Just wait for the dust to settle. I doubt that these same folks who have decried "Activist Judges" will have little but praise for this decision.
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