Lawsuits have been lodged against Texas doctor who flouted fetal heartbeat abortion ban

Two people have separately lodged lawsuits against the Texas physician who announced in a recent opinion piece that he violated a state law that prohibits conducting abortion procedures after a fetal heartbeat has been detected.

However, the lawsuits are not being waged by pro-lifers who want to stamp out the practice of abortion.

The state law allows people to lodge a civil action against anyone who conducts or induces an abortion in breach of the law. It also allows for a civil action against those who knowingly participate in activity that "aids or abets...