Cox sought court authorization for the abortion due to a fatal genetic abnormality in her fetus.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton petitioned the high court to intervene in the case.
Texas Supreme Court has temporarily halted a lower court's ruling that permitted a pregnant woman, Kate Cox, to undergo an emergency abortion.
The legal battle is significant as it tests the near complete abortion bans enabled by the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of abortion rights last year.
The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily halted a lower court's ruling that permitted a pregnant woman, Kate Cox, to undergo an emergency abortion. This decision came after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton petitioned the high court to intervene in the case. Cox, who is 20 weeks pregnant, sought court authorization for the abortion due to a fatal genetic abnormality in her fetus. The legal battle is significant as it tests the near complete abortion bans enabled by the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of abortion rights last year.
The ruling came in the first publicized case of a woman suing for an emergency abortion since Roe v. Wade in 1973. Cox's attorneys have expressed concerns for her safety and have not disclosed her abortion plans. In a separate case, a pregnant woman in Kentucky has also filed a lawsuit challenging the state's abortion ban. The Texas Supreme Court's order puts the case in limbo and is still pending. The court did not provide a timeline for a full ruling.
Paxton issued the warning to three Houston-area hospitals after a Texas judge ruled that Cox may obtain an abortion under the narrow medical exceptions offered by the state bans.
The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit on behalf of Cox, who has a lethal fetal diagnosis, and a temporary restraining order was issued to permit her doctor to perform the abortion.
The legal battle is significant as it tests the near complete abortion bans enabled by the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of abortion rights last year.
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