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1 Alicia Bannon, Texas and the Next Generation of Abortion Fights: Kate Cox Sought an Emergency Abortion after Learning Her Fetus Has a Fatal Genetic Condition. Her Case Illustrates an Emerging Set of Battles to Define the Scope of Legal Exceptions to Strict State Abortion Bans [1] (2023)

handle is hein.peggy/texnextgen0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 1STATECOURTREPORTj Texas and the Next Generation of Abortion Fights Kate Cox sought an emergency abortion after learning her fetus has a fatal genetic condition. Her case illustrates an emerging set of battles to define the scope of legal exceptions to strict state abortion bans. By Alicia Bannon Published: December 11, 2023 Texas Oklahoma North Dakota Indiana New Mexico UPDATE: On December 12, 2023, the Texas Supreme Court ruled against Kate Cox, saying her doctor did not adequately assert that Cox's condition met the exception to the state's abortion bans. The state's restrictive abortion laws allow the procedure if it is necessary to protect a pregnant person's life or health. The court explained that although the doctor, Damla Karsan, said she had a good faith belief that Cox met the