Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Whole Women’s Health Organization, which stripped Americans of their constitutional right to abortion. Cox’s case is the first case since Roe v. Wade in which a woman who was actively pregnant sued to be able to end her pregnancy. The Texas...
Texas Supreme Court rules against abortion order The Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion on Monday night over a woman seeking a court exception to obtain an abortion. Kate Cox, whose pregnancy was not viable, sought an exemption to have the procedure despite the state's near-total ban. Cox...
MORE: Texas Supreme Court rules against woman who sued for an emergency abortion Unsure when a high court decision would come, Cox sought abortion care in another state, according to her counsel. Other top Republicans vying for the party’s nomination have called for em...
Abortion rights activists won a landmark case on Monday when the Supreme Court ruled against a set of Texas abortion restrictions. The 5-3 decision in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt declared the regulations unconstitutional because they place an undue burden on patients and do not promote...
The Texas Supreme Court ruled that Kate Cox’s abortion couldn’t be medically necessary, in part because her doctor had gone to court to confirm whether it was.
A judge dismissed the charges shortly after the woman was arrested, and the district attorney said in a statement that it’s clear the woman "cannot and should not be prosecuted for the allegation against her." Elisabeth Smith, director of state policy and advocacy at the Center...
Supreme Court rules Texas abortion clinics can sue over law The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Texas abortion clinics can sue over the ban but won't stop the law from being enforced. WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has ruled that Texas abortion providers can sue over the state's ...
Since it took effect in September, the law has imposed t he most restrictive abortion curbs in the nation since the Supreme Court first declared a woman’s right to an abortion in its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. In the Texas law’s first month, a study published by researchers at the ...
Texas bars abortion at all stages of pregnancy and has been one of the most aggressive states at pushing back against abortion rights. It began enforcing a state law in 2021 — even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and opened the door to state bans ...
Eugene Broxtonis a suspected serial killer, but was convicted in the shooting death of a newlywed woman in her hotel room. Her husband was grievously injured as well, testifying in court with a bullet still lodged in his neck. He is also the sole suspect in three other violent and seemingl...