Texas Woman Escapes Restrictive Abortion Laws, Seeks Procedure Elsewhere

A pregnant woman in Texas, Kate Cox, who sought a court-ordered abortion due to her fetus receiving a fatal diagnosis, has decided to leave the state for the procedure rather than wait for a ruling from the Texas Supreme Court. The court was considering an appeal of a lower court order that would have allowed her to have an abortion in Texas despite the state's strict bans. Cox's case is believed to be the first to seek a court-ordered exception since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, and it highlights the challenges faced by pregnant women seeking medically necessary abortions in states with near-total bans.