A judge gave Kate Cox, a mother of two from the Dallas area, permission last week but that decision was put on hold by the state’s all-Republican high court.
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Texas woman who sought court permission for abortion leaves state for the procedure, attorneys say
Kate Cox, whose fetus is fatally diseased and threatening her life, had to ask a Texas judge to allow her to terminate her pregnancy. The judge agreed.
The judge said she would grant a temporary restraining order that would allow Kate Cox, a mother of two from the Dallas area, to have an abortion. That decision is likely to be appealed by the state.
Kate Cox asked for a temporary restraining order on the state’s near total abortion ban so she could terminate for medical reasons in a wanted pregnancy. The courts sided with her.
A lower court judge had granted a request allowing Kate Cox, 31, whose fetus has a fatal condition and is unlikely to survive, to terminate her pregnancy.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Kate Cox, a mother of two in Texas, became pregnant again in August but soon after learned devasting news: Her baby has a fatal condition and is likely to either be stillborn or die shortly after birth.
A judge gave Kate Cox, a mother of two from the Dallas area, permission last week but that decision was put on hold by the state’s all-Republican high court.
The all-Republican Texas Supreme Court handed down its ruling hours after attorneys announced Kate Cox was seeking out-of-state care. The Dallas mom sued against the state's ban, citing a nonviable pregnancy.
A pregnant Texas woman who sought court permission for an abortion in an unprecedented challenge to one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S. has left the state to obtain the procedure, her attorneys say.
A Texas woman at the center of a legal battle over terminating her high-risk pregnancy has left the state to get the abortion, her attorneys said in a statement.
Kate Cox's fetus has a rare genetic disorder meaning it will likely not survive. Doctors have said an abortion is necessary to prevent a risk to the mother's life.
AUSTIN, Texas >> A pregnant Texas woman who sought court permission for an abortion in an unprecedented challenge to one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S. has left the state to obtain the procedure, her attorneys said today.
A group representing Kate Cox, whose fetus received a fatal diagnosis, said she was leaving Texas for an abortion rather than wait for a ruling from the Texas Supreme Court.
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