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Texas Supreme Court blocks order allowing abortion; woman who sought it leaves state

The Texas Supreme Court ruled that Kate Cox did not qualify for an abortion under the medical exception to the state’s near-total abortion ban. Just hours prior, Cox’s lawyers said she’d traveled out of state to have the procedure.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 11, 2023

Woman who sued Texas for abortion left state to have procedure after ‘hellish’ week

Center for the Reproductive Rights, which is representing Kate Cox, says she left after being ‘in and out of the emergency room’

The Guardian - US · Dec 11, 2023

Texas woman seeks emergency abortion out of state after Supreme Court block

‘This past week of legal limbo has been hellish for Kate,’ the Center for Reproductive Rights said about the Dallas woman seeking the procedure

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023

Supreme Courts in 3 states will hear cases about abortion access this week

Supreme court justices in Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming will hear arguments in cases that will impact abortion access across the Mountain West. Here's what to know.

WEKU · Dec 11, 2023

‘They violated our rights’: Chile’s draft constitution fails women, say activists

Last year, a liberal constitution to replace the Pinochet-era one was rejected. Now a referendum will be held on a new draft that curbs abortion rights and enshrines Catholic morality. Here, five women reflect on 2019’s protests and the struggle for equality

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023

Being Black and pregnant in the South

Infant mortality rates in rural counties, especially for Black babies, are poised to get worse

Salon · Dec 10, 2023

A pregnant Texas woman asked a court for permission to get an abortion, despite a ban. What's next?

The Texas Supreme Court has put on hold a judge’s ruling that approved an abortion for a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2023

Texas court blocks emergency abortion

Shortly after Kate Cox won an order allowing her to legally obtain the procedure, the state intervened

Salon · Dec 9, 2023

Texas supreme court temporarily blocks woman from abortion for non-viable pregnancy

Dallas woman was earlier allowed abortion by judge, even as state attorney general threatened to sue doctors who perform procedure

The Guardian - US · Dec 9, 2023

Abortion delays have grown more common in the US since Roe v. Wade was overturned

Obstacles to obtaining an abortion are more common since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2023