Texas Supreme Court Blocks Emergency Abortion Despite Fatal Fetus Diagnosis

The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily halted a judge's decision to block the state's strict abortion ban in the case of Kate Cox, a woman seeking to terminate her pregnancy due to a fatal fetal diagnosis. The court's administrative stay, issued in response to Attorney General Ken Paxton's petition, temporarily blocks the lower court's decision while it is under review. Cox's attorney argues that the temporary hold prevents her from accessing urgently needed medical care. Cox's fetus has trisomy 18, a deadly genetic condition, and several doctors have advised her that there is virtually no chance of survival.