The Texas Supreme Court ruled Monday that Kate Cox failed to qualify for a legal abortion.
The decision does not affect the pregnancy, however, and Cox decided earlier in the day to travel out of state to obtain a legal abortion. How her decision will affect the Texas legal case remains to be seen.
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Cox, 31, sought an abortion in Texas after her fetus was given a near-fatal diagnosis that also risked harming her own health. A Texas judge granted Cox’s request for an abortion on Thursday, but the state Supreme Court blocked the request after a challenge from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday.
In its ruling, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that Cox’s doctor, Damla Karsan, didn’t assert that Cox’s pregnancy was “life-threatening,” only that it was complicated.
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