Woman Who Sought Court-Ordered Abortion Is Leaving Texas for Procedure
www.nytimes.com
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.

The court ruled that the lower court made a mistake in ruling that the woman, Kate Cox, who is more than 20 weeks pregnant, was entitled to a medical exception.

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Ms. Cox asked the lower court for approval after she learned that her fetus had a fatal condition, and after several trips to the emergency room.

In short, the life or health exemptions to abortion bans in Republican-controlled states are meaningless.

  • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
    4·
    11 months ago

    That doesn’t really help; you need to find a willing doctor too, and when faced with life in prison or being executed, there aren’t any who will save your life without pre-approval from the courts.

    • full_on_rapist
      4·
      11 months ago

      Yeah, that comment was meant to be tongue-in-cheek, but The Satanic Temple has an ongoing campaign in place to assist with this sort of thing. It’s very limited in its scope, but it’s better than nothing, and could be the saving grace that certain people are looking for.