Kate Cox Flees Texas Death Panels To Get Abortion

Kate Cox's tragic situation is why the whole idea of "exceptions" to abortion bans is utter, complete, unmitigated bullshit meant to make power moves on women while striking fear in to the hearts of their doctors.

Just to review, Kate Cox is 20 weeks pregnant with a much-wanted child with a fatal chromosomal abnormality. Her doctor recommended an abortion to save her fertility and possibly her life. In order to obtain that abortion in Texas, she had to "ask" the court to allow it. The court did.

And then Ken Paxton threatened her and her doctor with jail and worse if they went through with it before the case went to the Texas Supreme Court. And like magic, the old men on the Texas Supreme Court blocked the lower court's decision until they could hear the case, which would have placed Cox's life in danger.

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