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 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.

A Texas man dropped a wrongful death lawsuit he filed last year accusing three women of helping his ex-wife obtain abortion pills, which had drawn national attention as one of the first private lawsuits brought under a state abortion law.

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.

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

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 administration said a state abortion law conflicted with a federal law requiring emergency care. The court similarly sidestepped a case from Idaho in June.

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

Three Republican incumbents are being targeted for their role in recent abortion rulings by a new Democratic political action committee.

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