A San Antonio doctor who said he performed an abortion in defiance of the new state law has been sued.
Two people seeking to test the legality of the state's near-total ban on the procedure were the ones who sued the doctor. They were former attorneys in Arkansas and Illinois and filed against Dr. Alan Braid, who in a weekend Washington Post opinion column became the first Texas abortion provider to publicly reveal he violated the law that took effect on Sept. 1.
Under the law, the restriction can only be enforced through private lawsuits.
The former Arkansas lawyer lost his law license after being convicted of tax fraud in 2010. The former lawyer from Illinois says he is not opposed to abortion but sued to force a court review of Texas' anti-abortion law.
By openly admitting to the procedure, anyone, not just Texans, can sue Braid and anyone else who assisted the woman to have the abortion for at least $10,000.
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