Texas Attorney General Vows Legal Action Against Doctor Performing Abortion on Kate Cox

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has threatened to sue any doctor who provides an abortion to Kate Cox, a woman with a non-viable pregnancy, despite a court order allowing her to get the procedure. Paxton advised hospitals to ignore the court order and warned that they could face civil and criminal liability. Cox, who has a lethal fetal diagnosis, filed a lawsuit seeking an abortion due to the risks to her life and future fertility. The judge issued a temporary restraining order to permit the abortion, but the state has appealed the ruling. The Center for Reproductive Rights criticized Paxton's actions and accused him of misrepresenting the court's order.