Texas Man sues 3 women for helping his ex-wife obtain abortion pills

Nā Yashanshi Kala

The plaintiff, Marcus Silva filed a lawsuit against three women for helping his ex-wife obtain abortion pills. Filing the lawsuit on Thursday 9th March 2023, Silva alleges these three Texas women are liable for the wrongful death because they helped his wife at the time terminate her pregnancy in July 2022. His civil lawsuit is seeking damages for $1 million dollars against each woman.

Last year, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade, in June 2022, eliminating federal abortion rights. Texas is one of the many states that has enforced a total ban on abortion, so in the eye of the law, these women can be held liable. The ruling of Roe v. Wade establishes that “it is illegal to ‘aid or abet’ abortions in Texas,” and the lawsuit claims defendants, Jackie Noyola, Amy Carpenter and Aracely Garcia did exactly as such.

Silva litigates that, “Defendants Noyola, Carpenter, and Garcia all knew that they were aiding or abetting a self-managed abortion, which is a wrongful act and a criminal act of murder under Texas law."

While the three women are taken to Court, Brittni Silva, who divorced her husband in February, according to the lawsuit, is not a defendant and is exempt from criminal or civil liability under the state law.

Screenshots of the text messages between Brittni Silva, Noyola and Carpenter, are attached as exhibitions in the court documents to strengthen the case. The messages show discussion of Silva’s pregnancy and her desire to get abortion pills in Texas. The two defendants Noyola and Carpenter had offered links to website where people can order the two-pill regiment. The two women also offered to let Silva self-manage her abortions at their homes, according to the screenshots of their conversation. The third defendant, Garcia, as the lawsuit alleges, facilitated the delivery of the pills to Houston.

A status hearing of the case has been scheduled for June 8.