Texas Abortion Doctor Draws Friendly Lawsuits Seen as Duds
- Challengers are pro-choice, potentially dooming cases
- Texas Right to Life group is holding off on lawsuits so far
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The first two lawsuits filed in the wake of a Texas bill that allows private citizens to sue doctors who perform abortions in all but the earliest weeks of pregnancy may have trouble gaining traction.
That’s because the lawsuits against Alan Braid, a San Antonio doctor who wrote a newspaper column in which he admitted to violating rules that forbid abortions after about the sixth week of pregnancy, were filed by people who believe the procedure should be legal. Their suits are an attempt to get a judge to toss the law, rather than a bid to just collect the $10,000 bounty it provides to private citizens who take abortion providers and anyone who assists in helping a woman get an abortion to court.