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The same day that a judge said Kate Cox can get an abortion because of a fatal fetal diagnosis, Texas AG Ken Paxton is trying to block the ruling.
Texas’ so-called “trigger law” becomes official policy Thursday. Abortion-rights advocates and legal experts say it's the final step in making access to abortion in the state impossible — except under the rarest of circumstances. It also marks a significant victory for the anti-abortion movement and Texas Republican lawmakers.
Texas’ so-called “trigger law” becomes official policy Thursday. Abortion-rights advocates and legal experts say it's the final step in making access to abortion in the state impossible — except under the rarest of circumstances. It also marks a significant victory for the anti-abortion movement and Texas Republican lawmakers.
Abortion rights advocates and legal experts say it's the final step in making access to abortion in the state impossible — except under the rarest of circumstances. It also marks a significant victory for the anti-abortion movement and Texas Republican lawmakers.
“So it’s not just that it’s a rightward shift, it’s that there’s not really a slippery slope anymore. The justices are running to the bottom of the slope.”