Texas Woman Sues Prosecutors Who Charged Her With Murder After Self-Induced Abortion

Lizelle Gonzalez is seeking $1 million in damages for wrongful prosecution and violation of her civil rights.

Misoprostol, one of the two drugs used in a medication abortion, is displayed at the Women's Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, N.M., on June 17, 2022. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

A Texas woman has filed a federal lawsuit against the prosecutors who arrested and jailed her for alleged murder after she attempted a self-induced abortion in January 2022.

Lizelle Gonzalez, whose last name was Herrera at the time, is suing Starr County, District Attorney Gocha Ramirez, and Assistant District Attorney Alexandria Barrera for the now-dropped charges brought against her, according to the lawsuit filed on March 28.