A Woman Sued for the Right to Have an Abortion in Her Home State of Texas. Here’s Everything We Know About Kate Cox

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for her right to terminate a pregnancy which, if forced to proceed, and cause damage to Cox’s future fertility. At the time she was 20 weeks pregnant, well past the six-week window in which women are legally allowed to seek an abortion in the state.Texas’s near-total abortion ban under , which went into effect in September 2021, theoretically allows for exceptions in cases where the health of the pregnant person or the fetus is at stake.

However, after a week of “legal whiplash” while the courts argued over how to interpret this part of the law, on December 11 Cox’s lawyer announced that she decided to leave her home state in order to find adequate abortion care elsewhere.In a , Nancy Northup, the president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, which is representing Cox, said: “This past week of legal limbo has been hellish for Kate.

Her health is on the line. She’s been in and out of the emergency room and she couldn’t wait any longer. This is why judges and politicians should not be making healthcare decisions for pregnant people—they are not doctors.

This is the result of the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade: Women are forced to beg for urgent healthcare in court. Kate’s case has shown the world that abortion bans are dangerous for pregnant people, and exceptions don’t work.”Cox’s case is believed to be the for an abortion in Texas of Roe v.