The Dallas-area woman who challenged Texas abortion ban to protect her own health and fertility says she can no longer wait on a court’s final decision and will leave the state to terminate her pregnancy.
Kate Cox’s announcement on Monday came after the state’s Supreme Court on Friday blocked a trial court’s decision to authorize an emergency abortion. The high court has yet to issue a final ruling in the matter. Cox, more than 20 weeks pregnant, says she can’t wait any longer and must go to another state to get an abortion.
“This past week of legal limbo has ...
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