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Texas woman who sought court order to get an abortion says she will leave the state for the procedure
NBC NEWS ^ | December 11, 2023

Posted on 12/11/2023 12:09:04 PM PST by Morgana

A Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis and who has been awaiting a decision from the Texas Supreme Court about whether she will be allowed to get an abortion said Monday that she has decided to leave Texas to get the procedure.

Kate Cox, a mother of two who is around 20 weeks pregnant, found out just after Thanksgiving that her developing fetus has trisomy 18, a fatal diagnosis. Seeking to terminate the pregnancy to protect Cox's health and future fertility, she and her husband sought a court order to block Texas’ abortion bans from applying in her case.

A district judge granted the request Thursday, but Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sought an emergency stay from the state Supreme Court, which then paused the lower court’s order Friday evening.

"Due to the ongoing deterioration of Ms. Cox’s health condition ... Ms. Cox is now forced to seek medical care outside of Texas," Molly Duane, senior staff attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights, which is representing Cox, said in a court filing Monday.

However, Duane also said in the filing that "because the issues in this case are capable of repetition yet evading review, the Plaintiffs nonetheless intend to proceed with their case."

In a statement Monday, Nancy Northup, president and CEO at the Center for Reproductive Rights, said: "This past week of legal limbo has been hellish for Kate. Her health is on the line. She’s been in and out of the emergency room and she couldn’t wait any longer."

"She desperately wanted to be able to get care where she lives and recover at home surrounded by family," Northup added. "While Kate had the ability to leave the state, most people do not, and a situation like this could be a death sentence."

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: abortion; disabled; prolife; texas
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Texas is smart, they will not allow that blood spilled on their land.

Meanwhile this ghoul travels elsewhere when there are baby boxes and Safe Haven Laws in Texas.

1 posted on 12/11/2023 12:09:04 PM PST by Morgana
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To: Morgana

Does she think she will have less heartache if she kills the babt before it is born? And what if the diagnosis is wrong?


2 posted on 12/11/2023 12:12:50 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants ( "It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled."- Mark Twain)
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To: Morgana

She may not be able to get an abortion in Texas but she has the unlimited right to travel anywhere she wants. Her medical records are protected by HIPPA. It serves law and order poorly to create unenforceable laws.


3 posted on 12/11/2023 12:13:06 PM PST by muir_redwoods (Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
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To: Morgana

Does she think she will have less heartache if she kills the baby before it is born? And what if the diagnosis is wrong?


4 posted on 12/11/2023 12:13:28 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants ( "It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled."- Mark Twain)
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To: Morgana

Gavin Newsome will welcome her with open arms, like the Journey song.


5 posted on 12/11/2023 12:13:32 PM PST by DallasBiff (Apology not accepted.la is not the sharpest knife in the drawer)
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To: Morgana
The whole lawsuit was a publicity stunt. I am sure that the pro-abortion folks have been looking for a stalking horse to sue the state of Texas over for months and months. They found someone and did there thing. They lost and now I bet she is getting an all-expenses paid abortion vacation to a neighboring state.

The Soviet of Washington is very pro-abortion. They are claiming that they welcome women from other states to come her for abortions. Quite often I read about how Spokane hospitals are performing many abortions on women from Idaho and other anti-abortion states.

Again, this was an attempt at a “show trial” to gain publicity, nothing more. Good for Texas.

6 posted on 12/11/2023 12:13:33 PM PST by Robert357
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The Dims will have a total change of heart on this when someone wants to abort a baby detected to have a gay gene.


7 posted on 12/11/2023 12:16:31 PM PST by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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“trisomy 18”

Have the baby. Baptize him or her. Love him or her for his or her short life and move on in joy at having done the right thing. Instead they become casual murderers and have no idea of the possibility of the sufferings of conscience they’ll have. 93% of women regret their abortions and many suffer greatly interiorly. Unfortunately, the conscience-less sociopaths, often unusually interested in cameras and microphones, sucker them into murdering their own sons and daughters.


8 posted on 12/11/2023 12:16:40 PM PST by MDLION ("Trust in the Lord with all your heart" -Proverbs 3:5)
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9 posted on 12/11/2023 12:16:48 PM PST by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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She may not be able to get an abortion in Texas but she has the unlimited right to travel anywhere she wants

She certainly gets to display her devotion to molech, and her desperate lust to worship demons.

10 posted on 12/11/2023 12:17:03 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Menehune56

11 posted on 12/11/2023 12:19:57 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: muir_redwoods

bingo, freedom to kill your baby elsewhere, no one is going to stop you from crossing the state line. While your at it, take your crap and don’t come back.


12 posted on 12/11/2023 12:22:54 PM PST by BigFreakinToad (Remember the Biden Kitchen Fire of 2004)
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Texas woman who sought court order to get an abortion says she will leave the state for the procedure

That would have been the move to make in the first place, rather than trying to get the courts to subvert Texas law. Different states have different laws - move to one that is more in line with what you want.
13 posted on 12/11/2023 12:23:39 PM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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Scanning the online literature about this condition, I see nothing about how it endangers the life of the mother. Lacking other information, I’d surmise that they are leaning on the ambiguous “mental or psychological health” of the mother. The only danger is to the child, who may not survive the pregnancy or not survive long after birth. In other words, this woman probably just not want to carry this poor child to term, either not wishing to deal with delivering a stillborn baby or raising a disabled child for however long he or she survives. Very sad and very maddening that hardships like this have become a political issue.


14 posted on 12/11/2023 12:23:43 PM PST by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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To: NorthMountain; Menehune56

LOL


15 posted on 12/11/2023 12:23:49 PM PST by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: Robert357

I knew this woman was a complete sicko and being the test case to promote more insane infanticide in “red” states. It is a absolutely heartbreaking situation for the unborn. The abortion issue is shifting all elections to the left and it is not looking good. Even some women on the right side of things get wobbly when it comes to “choice”.


16 posted on 12/11/2023 12:24:27 PM PST by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: MDLION

Exactly. Did not this child have enough of a bad hand? Does he/she really need the added offense of being killing by parents like a thing? At least they could have shown some tenderness and blessed the baby with love and respect for it’s expected short life.
The oldest known trisomy 18 child just turned 40 and lives with her parents in OK.

“I think when she lost her first tooth I almost cried,” said Sara Hayes. She said Megan is “eager to please,” and loves to laugh, watch sports with her father, read books with her mother, and go to church on Sundays. She has also graduted from high school.

“It’s a delight. It’s a delight. She wakes up every morning happy, smile on her face,” said her father, Ron Hayes. “It’s not a death sentence for having a child like this.”

In recent years, some doctors have realized that with the right medical care, people with Trisomy 18 can live longer than previously thought possible, and more stories of people with the condition beating the odds have been surfacing.

“These kids really are living, and they are doing these things,” said Sara Hayes. “[…] The doctors don’t know what to tell us. […] She’s a miracle. I don’t know how else to explain it.”

https://www.liveaction.org/news/miracle-oldest-woman-trisomy-18-40th-birthday/


17 posted on 12/11/2023 12:24:35 PM PST by JayGalt
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To: BigFreakinToad

She should just move to Commiefornia and stay there!


18 posted on 12/11/2023 12:25:05 PM PST by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Morgana

19 posted on 12/11/2023 12:25:55 PM PST by al_c (Democrats: Party over Common Sense)
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or any other pro abortion state.


20 posted on 12/11/2023 12:30:05 PM PST by BigFreakinToad (Remember the Biden Kitchen Fire of 2004)
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