Texas Nonprofit That Helps Women Pay For Abortions Sues Anti-Abortion Group For Defamation

The Texas Equal Access Fund, which provides financial support for low-income women seeking an abortion, sued anti-abortion activists in Dallas County on Thursday for accusing the group of criminal activity.

Abortions are not a crime in Texas – and neither is providing financial assistance to a private citizen for the procedure. But the Texas Equal Access Fund claims that hasn’t stopped Mark Lee Dickson and Right to Life East Texas from calling it a criminal organization.

“Defendants’ lies about TEA Fund and the other organizations are as simple as they are appalling,” plaintiffs claim in the lawsuit. “They have repeatedly stated that TEA Fund and the other organizations are literal criminals when Defendants know that is not true.”

Kamyon Conner, executive director of the Texas Equal Access Fund, said her group was defamed during Right to Life East Texas’ effort last year to get small Texas cities to pass laws completely banning abortions.

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