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Olivia Rodrigo uses her platform to advocate for reproductive rights, telling a Center for Reproductive Rights panel that abortion bans are about control rather than being truly 'pro-life,' ahead of her Daisy Chain Fields Festival which aims to raise awareness and funds for women's rights.
The Texas Supreme Court ruled against Kate Cox's petition to have a health-preserving abortion in Texas, even though she had already made the decision to leave the state for the procedure. Cox, who was 20 weeks pregnant and had a fetus with Trisomy 18, believed she qualified for the narrow exception to the three overlapping abortion bans in Texas. The court's ruling puts responsibility on doctors to determine when a woman's medical circumstances warrant an exception, but critics argue that the exception doesn't exist at all. The case highlights the legal option of leaving Texas for an abortion, the implications of the ruling, the challenges faced by Texas doctors, and the lack of clarity in the state's abortion laws.
Seven women, including Kimberly Manzano and Danielle Mathisen, have joined an ongoing lawsuit challenging Texas' abortion laws, bringing the total number of plaintiffs to 22. The lawsuit, filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights, argues that Texas' near-total ban on abortion violates their rights under the state's constitution. The plaintiffs allege they were denied abortion care for their medically complex pregnancies, including cases where the fetus was not expected to survive after birth. The lawsuit comes after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, leading to the closure of abortion clinics across Texas. A temporary injunction granted in July protected doctors who terminate complicated pregnancies, but the ruling is on hold pending a hearing by the Texas Supreme Court.