Disbarred Lawyer Files Suit Against Texas Doc Who Violated Abortion Ban

Published Sep 21 2021 at 12:59 AM GMT

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Courtesy of Oscar StilleyOscar Stilley, a 58-year-old Arkansas man, got up early on Monday morning and decided to sue Dr Alan Braid, the San Antonio doctor who's openly defied Texas' state ban on most abortions.
It is possibly the first lawsuit in the country to be tied to the new statute, SB 8, which prohibits abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detectable'about six weeks into a pregnancy.
The law is enforceable by private citizens, who can take medical providers or anyone else who "abets" an abortion in violation of the ban to court to try and collect a bounty of up to $10,000.