Texas Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Pregnant Woman's Abortion Rights

The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily halted a lower court ruling that allowed a pregnant woman, Katie Cox, to have an abortion. Cox, who is 20 weeks pregnant, has a fetus diagnosed with a condition that often leads to miscarriage or stillbirth. Her doctors have warned that carrying the pregnancy to term could result in serious injury, including uterine rupture. The Center for Reproductive Rights, representing Cox, expressed concern that justice delayed could be justice denied in this urgent medical care case. Texas has strict abortion laws, outlawing the procedure from fertilization, and also has a controversial "bounty law" that rewards citizens who sue those involved in obtaining an abortion.