Posted on 12/08/2023 9:53:43 AM PST by Morgana
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is fighting for a disabled unborn baby who a Texas judge ruled yesterday could be killed in an abortion.
As LifeNews reported yesterday, a Texas judge has ruled a baby can be killed in an abortion just because the baby is disabled.
Katie Cox is suing Texas, saying she is seeking an emergency exception in the state’s law protecting babies from abortions for a pregnancy that is destined to end in the death of the baby.
“It is not a matter of if I will have to say goodbye, but when,” she said in the lawsuit. “I do not want to continue the pain and suffering that has plagued this pregnancy.”
Cox’s baby is approximately 20 weeks old.
A judge ruled Cox can legally get an abortion despite the fact that Texas law only allows abortions to save the life of the mother. Cox lawsuit claims that not having an abortion could make it so she can’t get pregnant again, even though the abortion could cause the same problem.
“The idea that Mrs. Cox wants desperately to be a parent, and this law might actually cause her to lose that ability is shocking and would be a genuine miscarriage of justice,” Judge Maya Guerra Gamble said. “So I will be signing the order and it will be processed and sent out today.”
The temporary restraining order stops Texas from enforcing the state’s ban on Cox and lasts for 14 days.
But Paxton is fighting to protect the baby’s life and Paxton threatened Tuesday to prosecute whoever does the illegal abortion that would end the child’s life. He wrote in a letter that Gamble’s order does not protect doctors from prosecution because the abortion does not fall under Texas law, which allows abortions only when the pregnancy threatens the life of the mother. Medical experts told the court Cox does not qualify for an abortion because her pregnancy is not life threatening.
Paxton added that Guerra Gamble’s order “will not relieve hospitals, physicians or others from civil and criminal liability for violations of Texas abortion laws.”
He also pointed out that this lawsuit is truly unnecessary if Cox’s pregnancy puts her at risk of severe physical harm because state law already allows physicians to intervene.
While the mother and baby’s conditions certainly require careful watch, the evidence presented by the pro-abortion group does not show that Cox’s status is emergent without life-affirming alternatives for both her and the baby.
Weighing in the case, officials with Texas Right to Life said, “Pregnant mothers and their babies deserve compassion and love, not to be used as instruments by pro-abortion groups.”
The Center for Reproductive Rights seeks to conflate two separate issues — the child’s disability and the risk to the mother — in order to use the lawsuit as a gateway to allow babies to be aborted for any reason, not just when the mother’s life is threatened. The group’s lawsuit is intended to increase abortions beyond the scope of current law.
Texas law clearly permits abortion in situations where the mother’s life is in jeopardy or if she would face a serious injury because of her pregnancy.
Texas Right to Life Director of Media and Communication Kimberlyn Schwartz responded:
“Ms. Cox’s story is heartbreaking because all of us recognize that she and her child are equally valuable and loved by God. If you feel compassion for this situation like us, it is because we all know that there are two lives at stake and that both are supremely important. The answer is not to end the child’s life because of the baby’s disability, but state law does anticipate the serious risk to the mother.
Following Thursday’s proceedings, the Center for Reproductive Rights said it may want a hearing that could block all of Texas’ Pro-Life laws after the state supreme court rules in the Zurawski v. Texas lawsuit.
Meanwhile, Texas Right to Life calls on medical associations and state health agencies to provide better education and guidance to physicians about what Texas law says regarding abortions in life-threatening circumstances. At the same time, Texas Right to Life seeks to spread awareness about life-affirming resources for parents facing severe fetal diagnoses. Nonprofits across Texas, such as Abel Speaks, help parents honor their children’s lives in these difficult situations. Visit AbelSpeaks.org for assistance or more information.
The ruling ignores the fact that abortion is linked to infertility and women have been unable to have children because of previous abortions.
As a fighter he’s needed in the senate. As an Atty. general under Trump there are others but I can’t name one.
Not perfect? Execute it!
Guilty of mass murder? Block the death penalty.
If it’s good enough for Hamas, its good enough for American suburban women !
You want the truth?
If Hamas wanted to kill more babies they would become abortionists. That is the truth!
Abortionists kill more babies in one week that Hamas does in one year.
Will someone explain to me the legal basis on which a decision involving three people (and the termination of the life of one party who cannot render their wishes) is solely determined by the mother ?
It should be left to the parents in this case. This is not birth control. Paxton and the state of Texas is not having the baby and prosecuting the doctors is like bypassing the shooter and going after the gun makers whether the shooter was withun the law or not. So the state should stay out of it as they are parenting rather than let the actual parents decide. It doesn’t take a village to parent. And that used to be a liberal phrase so they could control your decisions as parents. Are conservatives turning into them?
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Dear Lord, i’m confident that You want this innocent baby to live. i pray especially for the mother, that she get all the unbiased information and guidance she needs to make a godly decision. In Jesus Name with thanksgiving, i ask, Amen.
I was certain that this has already been happening for many years. Ever since viewing the fetus in utero became commonplace in most doctors’ offices.
Judge is guilty of possible murder. Typical of an Obozoite.
I read elsewhere that the baby has Trisomy disorder causing birth defects (but not necessarily Downs Syndrome).
I don’t understand how the baby could be in pain now in utero.
I don’t understand the mom’s logic. If I were her I’d want to carry Baby to term to have as much time with Baby as possible. :*(
I think this is a state judge not a federal judge. So where’s the connection to Zero.
The baby has Edward's Syndrome. 95% of those fetuses affected by Edward's Syndrome die before birth. Of those few that do survive, the average lifespan is 5-15 days.
Notice how the “journalist” failed to actually tell the reader what the child's disability is? You can lie by commission or omission. This fraud of a journalist chose the latter.
We don’t kill the disabled, born or preborn.....but Leftists do. It’s called murder.
I’m confused though. Why drag this out in courts...why doesn’t she just go to a state that allows abortion?
Everyday of delay makes this much worse.
We kill plenty of innocent people. Afghanistan, Iraq, the fire, bombing of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, etc. etc..
Yeah! So let’s rip off it’s arms and legs because it’s going to die anyway. Delivering a whole baby early (inducing labor), without torturing it, is unthinkable!
Apples and oranges.
They do it in order to force court ordered abortion in a state that bans most abortion. Their blood-lust must be satisfied everywhere.
I’m sure all of the innocent children slaughtered in Afghanistan, Iraq, etc are looking down from heaven and are pleased with your attempted distinction.
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