5 things to know about the latest abortion case in Texas

Photo caption: Center for Reproductive Rights attorney Molly Duane speaks before the Texas Supreme Court in Austin on Nov. 28. The court ruled in a different abortion case on Monday. Photo credit: Suzanne Cordeiro / AFP via Getty Images. Article by Selena Simmons-Duffin, Diane Webber, Michel Martin. NPR – December 13, 2023.

On Monday, Texas’ state Supreme Court issued an opinion with broad repercussions when it ruled against Kate Cox’s petition to have a health-preserving abortion in her state. It did so even though Cox had already made the decision to leave Texas for an abortion because she felt she couldn’t wait any longer. […]

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