Texas judge to consider pregnant woman’s request for order allowing her to have an abortion
By PAUL J. WEBER
Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An unprecedented test of Texas’ strict abortion ban is headed before a court in Austin. A judge on Thursday is set to consider a pregnant woman’s request to be allowed to have an abortion despite the state’s ban. Kate Cox says her fetus has a fatal diagnosis and that doctors say the baby is likely to be stillborn or will live for a week at most. The Center for Reproductive Rights says the lawsuit is believed to be the first of its kind since the U.S. Supreme Court last year overturned Roe v. Wade. Although Texas allows exceptions under the ban, doctors and women have argued that the requirements are so vaguely worded that physicians still won’t risk providing abortion.
