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A Texas man is suing his ex-wife's three friends for $1 million after they helped her get an abortion as a text exchange reveals she was scared he'd 'use it against her' to keep her in the relationship.
Marcus Silva filed the lawsuit in Galveston and argues that a self-managed abortion is equivalent to murder under Texas law.
The lawsuit appears to break new ground in Texas with Silva alleging that he only recently learnt about the termination July last year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade – which allowed state abortion laws to take effect.
The lawsuit accuses three women with helping obtain abortion pills and convincing Silva's then-wife to conceal their 'murderous actions.'
It comes just days after five women sued the state of Texas after they were denied abortions despite the risk to their lives and their unborn children.
A Texas man is suing his ex-wife's three friends for $1 million after they helped her get an abortion as a text exchange reveals she was scared he'd 'use it against her' to keep her in the relationship
Jonathan Mitchell (pictured), a former state solicitor general who also helped create one of the state's abortion bans, is representing Silva who is suing for wrongful death and conspiracy
Jonathan Mitchell, a former state solicitor general who also helped create one of the state's abortion bans, is representing Silva who is suing for wrongful death and conspiracy.
'Anyone involved in distributing or manufacturing abortion pills will be sued into oblivion,' Cain told the Houston Chronicle
'That includes CVS and Walgreens if their abortion pills find their way into our state.'
Wendy Davis a senior advisor to Planned Parenthood Texas Votes said she was 'outraged' but 'not surprised' by the litigation.
'This lawsuit is a direct result of the dangerous policies championed by Gov. Greg Abbott and his supporters. It is state-sanctioned harassment, and we will not stand for it.'
Silva, who divorced his wife in February 2022 and has two other children with her, is not pursuing legal action against her.
The lawsuit cites a text exchange between the women and Silva's ex-wife about Aid Access – an organization which send abortion pills through the mail.
According to the lawsuit the women said getting pills in the mail might be 'murky' and instead opted to find them in Houston - two of the friends offering their homes for the abortion.
The lawsuit includes screenshots of the text exchanges that also show the ex-wife worrying about Silva's response to the abortion.
'I know either way he will use it against me,' she wrote, adding that he might use it as a reason to stay together or 'to act like he has some right to the decision.'
The women also expressed concern about Silva in the text messages.
'I just worry about your emotional state, and he'll be able to snake his way into your head,' one said.
'Delete all conversations from today,' another wrote. 'You don't want him looking through it.'
It comes within days of a landmark lawsuit from five women who are suing the state of Texas after being denied abortions despite risks to their lives and their unborn children, as doctors claim they fear repercussions even in the rare circumstances they are legally allowed to terminate pregnancies.
Texas, like most states since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, allows exceptions when a physician determines there is a risk of 'substantial' harm to the mother or in cases of rape, incest or if the fetus has a fatal diagnosis
Two of the women recently impacted plan to tell their stories on the steps of the Texas Capitol hoping their harrowing experiences will strengthen the 'catastrophic harms' they faced, the New York Times reported.
Of the women bringing the suit, some are married, already with children, and all made the difficult choice to terminate because of risks to their lives.
The suit claims that the women risked hemorrhage or life-threatening infection and some doctors refused to suggest options or forward medical records to other providers.
Five women have sued the state of Texas after being denied abortions despite risks to their lives and their unborn children. Amanda Zurawski is one plaintiff (pictured)
The suit does not intend to overturn the abortion laws but instead confirm that Texas law allows physicians to offer abortions when necessary and 'where the pregnancy is unlikely to result in the birth of a living child with sustained life'
Amanda Zurawski was told she was not 'sick enough' to receive an abortion, became septic twice, and was left with one fallopian tube that has permanently closed when denied medical intervention.
'You don't think you're somebody who's going to need an abortion, let alone an abortion to save my life,' Zurawski, 35, said to the outlet.
'If anybody reads my story, I don't care where they are on the political spectrum, very few people would agree there is anything pro-life about this.'
Zurawski became pregnant in early 2022 after 18 months of fertility treatments.
In her 17th week of pregnancy a scan found that her cervical membranes had begun to prolapse, with specialists telling her that
