A Texas woman who had sought a legal medical exemption for an abortion has left the state after the Texas Supreme Court paused a lower court decision that would allow her to have the procedure, lawyers for the Center for Reproductive Rights said Monday.
State District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble last week had ruled that Kate Cox, a 31-year-old mother of two from Dallas, could terminate her pregnancy. According to court documents, Cox’s doctors told her her baby suffered from the chromosomal disorder trisomy 18, which usually results in either stillbirth or an early death of an infant.
As of the court filing last week, Cox was 20 weeks pregnant. According to the Center for Reproductive Rights, which brought the lawsuit, Cox left the state because she “couldn’t wait any longer” to get the procedure.
It’s pretty fucked up to plaster her face and name all over the Internet. She’s already going through the loss of a baby, and required medical care. She doesn’t need every person who happens to see the story knowing all of her personal business. How is this type of reporting on private citizens even legal?
