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The Dallas mom’s case drew national attention and forced the abortion issue before the state Supreme Court. She ended up traveling out of state to terminate her non-viable pregnancy.

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Kate Cox, the woman at the center of a dramatic court battle, has fled Texas amid a case her allies say underscores the impracticality of having courts make determinations about a woman’s rights to get an abortion. “We are talking about urgent medical care. Kate is already 20 weeks pregnant,” Molly Duane, senior staff attorney…

Kate Cox sued Texas to have an abortion after her foetus was diagnosed with a high-risk condition.

Kate Cox sued Texas to have an abortion after her foetus was diagnosed with a high-risk condition.

Kate Cox sued Texas to have an abortion after her foetus was diagnosed with a lethal condition.

Kate Cox sued Texas to have an abortion after her foetus was diagnosed with a lethal condition.

This is the first time since before Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973 that an adult woman has asked a court to intervene to allow her to terminate a pregnancy.

Texas woman asks judge to let her terminate pregnancy after lethal fetal diagnosis

In an emergency request, the Center for Reproductive Rights is asking a judge to allow Kate Cox to terminate her pregnancy after she received a lethal fetal diagnosis.