Three Texas women sued for wrongful death after aiding in abortion

In a lawsuit filed late Thursday in Galveston county, Marcus Silva alleges assisting in a self-administered abortion is tantamount to aiding a murder. Silva is seeking $1m in damages.

Abortion rights groups condemned the lawsuit, calling it an intimidation tactic.

According to the lawsuit, the manufacturer of the pills will also be named as a defendant once it is identified in the discovery process.

The lawsuit claims it has text messages from among the women discussing how to obtain medication that could induce an abortion and how to aid the woman who was pregnant in planning to take the medication.