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- Demonstrators march and gather near the Texas state Capitol in Austin following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis asked a court Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, to let her terminate the pregnancy, bringing what her attorneys say is the first lawsuit of its kind in the U.S. since Roe v. Wade was overturned last year. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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Kate Cox sought an abortion in Texas. A court said no because she didn't show her life was in danger
By PAUL J. WEBER AND JAMIE STENGLE - Associated Press
Tue,12/12/23-4:05PM , 515 Reads
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Kate Cox, whose fetus had a fatal condition, did not qualify for an abortion in Texas: not after four emergency room visits, elevated vital signs, risks of a uterine rupture and with her ability to have more children in jeopardy.
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- Demonstrators gather at the federal courthouse in Austin, Texas, following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, June 24, 2022. A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis asked a court Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, to let her terminate the pregnancy, bringing what her attorneys say is the first lawsuit of its kind in the U.S. since Roe v. Wade was overturned last year. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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Texas woman who sought court permission for abortion leaves state for the procedure, attorneys say
By PAUL J. WEBER AND JAMIE STENGLE - Associated Press
Mon,12/11/23-1:10PM , 302 Reads
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal condition left the state to get an abortion elsewhere before the state Supreme Court on Monday rejected her unprecedented challenge of one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S.
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- Evidence tape is seen with a Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit in an examination room, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Austin, Texas. After a Texas law banning abortions past about six weeks, even in cases of rape or incest, went into effect a year ago, Gov. Greg Abbott said the state would strive to "eliminate all rapists from the streets." (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Texas vow to 'eliminate all rapists' rings hollow at clinics
By PAUL J. WEBER AND JAMIE STENGLE - Associated Press
Sun,09/25/22-8:46AM , 224 Reads
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — When Texas' new abortion law made no exceptions in cases of rape, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott defended it with an assurance: Texas would get to work eliminating rapes.
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- People attend the Women's March ATX rally, Oct., 2, 2021, at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas. The Texas Supreme Court on Friday paved the way for the nation's toughest abortion law to remain in place in a ruling that again deflated clinics' hopes of stopping — or even pausing — the restrictions anytime soon. (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman, File)
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Texas clinics’ lawsuit over abortion ban ‘effectively over’
By PAUL J. WEBER AND JAMIE STENGLE - Associated Press
Fri,03/11/22-10:36AM , 317 Reads
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday dealt essentially a final blow to abortion clinics’ best hopes of stopping a restrictive law that has sharply curtailed the number of abortions in the state since September and will now fully stay in place for the foreseeable future.
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