The first test run of Texas' abortion bounty law was set to go to trial, but Marcus Silva this week quietly settled his lawsuit against his ex-wife's friends.

A Texas man who sued his ex-wife’s friends for helping her obtain an abortion informed the court that the two sides reached a settlement, forgoing the need for a trial that would have tested his argument that their actions amounted to assisting in a wrongful death.

The first-of-its-kind case, decried by abortion rights advocates as an attempt to deter the use of abortion pills, was dropped after a judge refused to compel the women to provide additional information.

A Texas man who sued three women for allegedly helping his ex-wife obtain a medication abortion, one of the first and most explosive lawsuits after Texas began banning the procedure, has dropped his claims,

A lawsuit against three women accused of helping a man’s ex-wife get an abortion has been dropped, according to Texas court documents. Photo by Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition via Unsplash A Texas man’s first-of-its kind lawsuit against three ...

The case was filed by Jonathan Mitchell, the anti-abortion lawyer who designed Texas’ 2021 abortion ban that is enforced through private lawsuits.

Anti-abortion attorney Jonathan Mitchell, engineer of a 2021 Texas abortion ban enforced through private lawsuits, sued on the Galveston man's behalf.

The case was filed by Jonathan Mitchell, the anti-abortion lawyer who designed Texas’ 2021 abortion ban that is enforced through private lawsuits.

This case was about using the legal system to harass us for helping our friend, and scare others out of doing the same.”