Texas Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Emergency Abortion for Pregnant Woman

The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily halted a lower court ruling that would have allowed a Dallas woman, whose fetus has been diagnosed with a fatal disorder called trisomy 18, to have an emergency abortion. The woman, Kate Cox, filed an emergency lawsuit seeking to terminate the pregnancy due to the severe complications it poses to her health and future fertility. The state Supreme Court is currently considering whether Texas' strict abortion ban is too restrictive for women with severe pregnancy complications. Texas has some of the strictest abortion laws in the country, including a ban on abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy.