12 December 2023 - Texas Supreme Court rules against woman seeking emergency abortion, forcing her to flee the state
Texas Supreme Court rules against woman seeking emergency abortion after she leaves state for procedure
Caroline Linton (CBS, 11/12/2023)
A Texas woman who had sought a legal medical exemption for an abortion has left the state after the Texas Supreme Court paused a lower court decision that would allow her to have the procedure, lawyers for the Center for Reproductive Rights said Monday.
Texas woman fighting for legal abortion flees the state
Nathaniel Weixel (The Hill, 11/12/2023)
After a week of legal whiplash, the woman at the center of a legal fight over whether she can receive an emergency abortion in Texas has fled the state.
The Texas abortion case that puts the lie to ‘pro-life’ framing
Amanda Katz (The Washington Post, 11/12/2023)
Are antiabortion laws really about maximizing life? That’s the argument, but, Ruth Marcus writes, a case now in the news suggests otherwise. And a number of Opinions columnists are expressing concerns about a legal environment where their own health and survival would be stack-ranked below those of a fetus that is, tragically, unlikely to make it.
Texas Is Still Targeting Kate Cox After Her Historic Abortion Win
Mary Ziegler (Sate, 08/12/2023)
Before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, states required minors seeking abortion without the involvement of their parents to seek a court order.