The Texas Supreme Court on Monday overruled a lower court’s decision allowing a pregnant woman to have an emergency abortion, dealing a severe blow to women’s rights.
The Texas Supreme Court’s decision stunned advocates for women’s rights. The decision followed the Texas Supreme Court’s decision to decide against 31-year-old mother of two Kate Cox, who had spent almost a week requesting the court’s approval to have an abortion. In order to get an abortion, she left Texas.
Due to Kate Cox’s “life-threatening condition,” having an abortion was crucial to keeping her alive. She is carrying a fetus with a rare genetic abnormality that is more than 20 weeks pregnant.