Hours before the ruling, a group representing the woman, whose fetus received a fatal diagnosis, said she was leaving Texas for an abortion.

The court ruled that the lower court made a mistake in ruling that the woman, Kate Cox, who is more than 20 weeks pregnant, was entitled to a medical exception.

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Ms. Cox asked the lower court for approval after she learned that her fetus had a fatal condition, and after several trips to the emergency room.

In short, the life or health exemptions to abortion bans in Republican-controlled states are meaningless.

  • Jay@lemmy.caEnglish
    191·
    11 months ago

    Sadly that’s still a win for texas. One less vote against them.

    • TwoGems@lemmy.worldEnglish
      82·
      11 months ago

      It’s not like we could get anyone to vote anyway. They had the opportunity to show up and didn’t.

      Just 45.7% of 17.7 million voters showed up.