Pro-Life Response to the Tragic Kate Cox Case in Texas

Kate Cox is 20 weeks pregnant and — after receiving a devastating life-limiting diagnosis for her unborn child — wants an abortion. Cox’s baby has trisomy 18, a severe genetic condition from which most babies die in utero or shortly after birth.

A Texas district court said Cox could have an abortion despite state bans, but the state Supreme Court temporarily blocked her from doing so.

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Madeleine Kearns

Madeleine Kearns is a former staff writer at National Review.

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Kate Cox is 20 weeks pregnant and — after receiving a devastating life-limiting diagnosis for her unborn child — wants an abortion. Cox’s baby has trisomy 18, a severe genetic condition from which most babies die in utero or shortly after birth.

A Texas district court said Cox could have an abortion despite state bans, but the state Supreme Court temporarily blocked her from doing so.