Lawyers for Kate Cox have said she left the state to get the abortion she needs for her health and well-being.
The AP reported:
A pregnant Texas woman who sought court permission to have an abortion in an unprecedented battle against one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S. has left the state to obtain the procedure, her lawyers said Monday.
The announcement came as Kate Cox, 31, was awaiting a ruling from the Texas Supreme Court on whether she could legally obtain an abortion under limited exceptions to the state’s ban. A judge cleared Cox last week, but that decision was stayed by the state’s all-Republican Supreme Court.
“Her health is at stake. She has been in and out of the emergency room and she couldn’t wait any longer,” said Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, which represented Cox.
It is not known where Cox went to undergo the procedure. Counties in Texas have passed local laws banning women from traveling to have an abortion.
Will Texas Try to Prosecute Kate Cox for Abortion? Will Cox and her family return to Texas?
As Sarah Jones wrote:
Every story like Kate’s tells the lie behind the “pro-life” mantra. It tells the story of the real reason behind the Republican push against abortion: control over women.
It also belies the claim Republicans are desperately trying to make before 2024, which is that their abortion ban does not harm mothers, and that they are not ruthless monsters out to torture women and girls. Kate’s story tells the truth about these bans: the bans are all about women and girls not having control over their own bodies.
The state of Texas tried to force Kate Cox to give birth to a baby that would be stillborn or die shortly after birth. Cox would have remained infertile if she had had the baby. Her health was deteriorating and the message from Texas Republicans was that she had no rights.
This is Republican America.
Land of the free?
Not for women.
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