Texas Supreme Court gives more clarity on Texas abortion law
This comes after Dallas woman Katie Cox said she was going to leave the state to terminate her pregnancy.
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This comes after Dallas woman Katie Cox said she was going to leave the state to terminate her pregnancy.
The Texas Supreme Court ruled against Kate Cox's emergency request after she left the state. "Her health is on the line," said the Center for Reproductive Rights.
The Texas Supreme Court temporarily halted a lower court ruling that would have allowed Kate Cox, a Dallas woman with severe pregnancy complications, to have an abortion to protect her health and future fertility.
Texas has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, and 20 women have previously sued to allow exceptions in the case of extreme pregnancy complications.
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