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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI believe Mrs. Greg Abbott had an abortion at 7 weeks gestation.
As well as *every* other Mrs. Republican Texas Lawmaker. EVERY ONE OF THEM.
They will all be sued, and they will all have to appear in court and defend themselves.
And if they prevail in court, they will have no right whatsoever to counter-sue for legal expenses.
This
Must
Happen.
blm
(113,065 posts)to cover up their affair.
Paladin
(28,264 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)Fiendish Thingy
(15,624 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)I've heard...
FBaggins
(26,748 posts)So that seems like it would be a difficult case to win.
Foolacious
(497 posts)The point is to file a vast number of suits that allege abortioneering of some kind or other. Every suit must be defended, else the claimant in each suit gets $10,000 (from the taxpayers, I guess)... and the claimant faces no penalty whatever for filing even the most frivolous claim.
FBaggins
(26,748 posts)A negative defense that no abortion took place and that you haven't provided any reason to think that one did... costs almost nothing (certainly less than it will cost you). And it isn't true that there are no penalties for frivolous claims. There isn't a specific minimum (as there is with the $10k), but they absolutely can make the standard claim for you to pay their costs.
Crepuscular
(1,057 posts)It appears that this Texas law specifically precludes the defendant seeking costs, if sued under this law.
There could be sanctions against an attorney bringing a frivolous lawsuit, tough, when there is absolutely no evidence supporting claims made in the suit.
housecat
(3,121 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,303 posts)and everybody knows it.
rdking647
(5,113 posts)i reported him
also the lt governor,both senators and the the attorney general
greenman3610
(3,947 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,190 posts)And after they testify, who would believe them? I mean "her emails", TFG "really won the election", Ivermectin cures COVID, and the COVID virus is a hoax anyway!
So two sides can play this truth telling game and can play it by the same rules!
pnwmom
(108,980 posts)And the Uber drivers or whoever else helped them.
The point of this law is to shut down the clinics.
MadLinguist
(790 posts)and accuse them of secretly providing abortions. Win $10,000 bucks and donate it back to pro-choice organizations
pnwmom
(108,980 posts)MadLinguist
(790 posts)Rabrrrrrr
(58,349 posts)and the RNC of Texas offices and other places that Republicans own/frequent.
In fact, I heard there was a mass abortioning on the 50-yard line at the Dallas Cowboys stadium.
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)JCMach1
(27,559 posts)...so people are saying...