Texas man drops case against 3 women for helping his ex-wife get abortion pills

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. Jonathan Mitchell, a lawyer for plaintiff Marcus Silva, said in a filing in Galveston County, Texas on Friday that the case had been dropped because of a settlement. A spokesperson for the defendants said Silva had not received any monetary compensation for dropping his case.