Texas Judge Grants Emergency Abortion Request, Defying State's Ban

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton threatens to prosecute doctors involved in providing an emergency abortion to a woman, despite a court order allowing her to obtain one for medical necessity. Paxton argues that the court order does not shield doctors from prosecution under all of Texas's abortion laws. The woman, Kate Cox, filed a lawsuit seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent the enforcement of Texas's near-total abortion ban in her case, citing threats to her health and future fertility. The judge's ruling only applies to Cox and does not expand abortion access more broadly.