Pregnant Texas Woman Fights State Ban, Seeks Abortion in Landmark Lawsuit

A pregnant Texas woman, whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis, has filed a lawsuit asking the court to allow her to have an abortion, which her attorneys claim is the first of its kind in the U.S. since Roe v. Wade was overturned. Texas has one of the most restrictive abortion laws, banning the procedure at nearly all stages of pregnancy. The woman, Kate Cox, is 20 weeks pregnant and has been informed by doctors that her baby is likely to be stillborn or live for a week at most. The lawsuit argues that doctors' hands are tied under Texas' abortion ban, and Cox is seeking immediate access to an abortion. The Texas Supreme Court is currently considering the constitutionality of the state's abortion ban.