A Texas man has decided to take legal action in order to investigate the out-of-state abortion of his former partner. Details of the case have not been made publicly available by the state.
The Texas Heartbeat Act, which went into effect on Sept. 1, makes it illegal to abort a pregnancy after the fetus’ heartbeat can be detected, usually about six weeks into pregnancy. The law does not allow the woman who gets the abortion to be sued, but it allows private citizens to sue anyone who performs or aids and abets an abortion.
The man did not reveal the reasons behind his decision to initiate the lawsuit, and legal experts are speculating on the possible outcomes given the intricacies of the new law. It is interesting to see how this situation, which involves both interstate elements and potential privacy issues, plays out in court.
