Hours before the ruling, a group representing the woman, whose fetus received a fatal diagnosis, said she was leaving Texas for an abortion.

The court ruled that the lower court made a mistake in ruling that the woman, Kate Cox, who is more than 20 weeks pregnant, was entitled to a medical exception.

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Ms. Cox asked the lower court for approval after she learned that her fetus had a fatal condition, and after several trips to the emergency room.

In short, the life or health exemptions to abortion bans in Republican-controlled states are meaningless.

  • ChainweaselEnglish
    7•7 months ago

    If there was a line between the church and the state we wouldn’t be in this situation in the first place.

    • @AA5B@lemmy.world
      2•7 months ago

      It’s too bad our country’s founders didn’t consider whether there should be a separation of church and state