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The Texas Supreme Court cancels the 31-year-old woman's right to an abortion

2023-12-12 20:47:00, Kosova & Bota CNA
The Texas Supreme Court cancels the 31-year-old woman's right to an
Kate Cox

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled against a woman seeking an abortion for her high-risk pregnancy, hours after her attorneys said she was leaving the state for the procedure.

Kate Cox, 31, had sought an abortion after her fetus was diagnosed with a condition that doctors said threatened her fertility.

A lower court granted an exception, but that order was reversed on Monday.

Texas has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country.

The state's overlapping bans prohibit abortion from the moment of conception, except in rare cases where the life of the expectant mother is at risk. Abortion advocates argue that the exemption is too vague and puts women's health at risk.

In its seven-page ruling, the Texas Supreme Court found that Cox's doctor had not proven that her safety was threatened due to a "life-threatening physical condition" as required by law.

The case is believed to be the first case of a woman seeking a court's permission for an abortion since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade last year./ CNA





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