Texas Emergency Abortion Case
News Coverage: Cox v. Texas
News and media highlights on the case.
News from the Center for Reproductive Rights
- Press release: Texas Supreme Court Says Kate Cox Can’t Get An Abortion in Texas, 12.12.23
- Press release: Texas Woman Who Needs Emergency Abortion Forced to Flee State, 12.11.23
- Press release: Texas Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Ruling That Allowed Pregnant Woman to Have Emergency Abortion, 12.08.23
- Texas Judge Grants Temporary Order Allowing Pregnant Woman to Access Abortion Care in the State, 12.07.23
- Press release: Texas Court Rules in Favor of Pregnant Woman Seeking an Emergency Abortion, 12.07.23
- Center Sues Texas on Behalf of Pregnant Woman Seeking an Emergency Abortion to Protect Her Health, Life and Fertility, 12.05.23
- Press release: Texas Woman Asks Court for an Emergency Abortion, 12.05.23
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Cox v. Texas
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Media Highlights
- “Texas woman ultimately had to flee state for abortion,” All In with Chris Hayes, MSNBC, 12.12.23. Watch the segment. »
- “Texas judge grants order allowing woman’s emergency abortion,” MSNBC, 12.07.23. Watch the segment. »
- “Court grants Texas woman’s request for emergency abortion in historic ruling,” ABC News, 12.07.23. Watch the segment. »
- “This woman is suing Texas over its abortion bans because she wants to be a mother again,” ABC News, 12.06.23. Watch the segment. »
- “How Kate Cox Became a Reluctant Face of the Abortion-Rights Movement,” Time, 03.27.24
- “Texas Mom Kate Cox on Why She Sued for Permission to Terminate Her Pregnancy,” Time, 03.15.24
- “The Woman Who Fought the Texas Abortion Ban,” The Daily, New York Times, 12.14.23
- “An abortion rights horror story explains the new reality for some American women,” CNN, 12.14.23
- “Abortion Ruling Keeps Texas Doctors Afraid of Prosecution,” New York Times, 12.13.23
- “The woman who took on the Texas abortion ban,” Post Reports, Washington Post, 12.13.23
- “Texas Supreme Court rules against woman who challenged state’s abortion restrictions,” Morning Edition, NPR, 12.12.23
- “Kate Cox sought an abortion in Texas. A court said no because she didn’t show her life was in danger,” Associated Press, 12.12.23
- “Texas Supreme Court rules against abortion case,” Associated Press, 12.12.23
- “Texas top court rules against woman who sought abortion for medical emergency,” Reuters, 12.12.23
- “Zelensky in Washington, and a Texas Abortion Case Ruling,” New York Times, 12.12.23
- “Texas woman forced to carry high-risk pregnancy files lawsuit to have abortion,” CNN, 12.12.23
- “Here’s what we know about a Texas woman’s battle for an abortion,” CNN, 12.12.23
- “Biden campaign sharpens its attacks on Trump over abortion restrictions amid Texas case,” CNN, 12.12.23
- “How sick is sick enough to end a pregnancy? Doctors and some state laws are at odds,” NBC News, 12.12.23
- “Could the Texas couple who sought a court order to get an abortion face legal risks after out-of-state travel?” NBC News, 12.12.23
- “Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn avoid questions about Kate Cox abortion case,” NBC News, 12.12.23
- “Texas Supreme Court rules against woman who challenged state’s abortion restrictions,” NPR, 12.12.23
- “Texas Abortion Case, Biden and Zelenskyy, Trump and SCOTUS,” NPR, 12.12.23
- “Up First briefing: SCOTUS asked to take on Trump immunity; office party etiquette,” NPR, 12.12.23
- “Morning news brief,” NPR, 12.12.23
- “Kate Cox exposes the ‘pro-life’ politics of death, fear and control,” MSNBC, 12.12.23
- “Texas abortion ban, Republican politics drive woman out of state for life-saving care,” MSNBC, 12.12.23
- “Kate Cox: Texas Supreme Court cancels abortion exception,” BBC, 12.12.23
- “Kate Cox did not qualify for an abortion in Texas, state Supreme Court says,” USA Today, 12.12.23
- “The Republican abortion message out of Texas is clear: Judges, not doctors, know best,” USA Today, 12.13.23
- “Biden campaign says Kate Cox abortion case shows ‘chaos and cruelty’ of post-Roe laws,” USA Today, 12.12.23
- “Everything You Need to Know About the Texas Supreme Court’s Latest Anti-abortion Ruling,” Vogue, 12.12.23
- “Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Woman Who Sued for Emergency Abortion,” The Cut, 12.12.23
- “Kate Cox’s case reveals how far Texas intends to go to enforce abortion laws,” Texas Tribune, 12.13.23
- “One Texas case shows why women can’t rely on legal exceptions to abortion bans,” VOX, 12.12.23
- “Morning Briefing: Kate Cox Leaves Texas After State Supreme Court Blocks Abortion,” KFF Health News, 12.12.23
- “Democrats See One Person to Blame for Nationwide Abortion Legal Questions,” The Messenger, 12.12.23
- “Texas Flip-Flops on a Woman Seeking Abortion for an Unviable Pregnancy,” Rewire News Group, 12.12.23
- “Texas Supreme Court makes it clear: The cruelty is intentional,” Daily KOS, 12.12.23
- “Texas Supreme Court rules against woman seeking abortion,” Deseret News, 12.12.23
- “Texas woman who sought court permission for abortion leaves state for the procedure, attorneys say,” Associated Press, 12.11.23
- “Texas Supreme Court rules against woman who sued for an emergency abortion,” Good Morning America, 12.11.23
- “A Texas Case Shows That Abortion Ban Exemptions Are a Sham,” New York Times, 12.11.23
- “Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Woman Who Sought Court-Approved Abortion,” New York Times, 12.11.23
- “Pregnant women take a leading role in new legal battles over abortion,” Washington Post, 12.13.23
- “Texas Supreme Court rules against woman at center of abortion battle,” Washington Post, 12.11.23
- “Texas Supreme Court rules against woman seeking emergency abortion after she leaves state for procedure,” CBS News, 12.11.23
- “Texas Supreme Court rules against pregnant woman seeking abortion as she leaves state for procedure,” CNN, 12.12.23
- “Doctor reacts to Texas AG: Not a lawyer’s place to weigh in on nuances of medicine,” CNN, 12.11.23
- “Ana Navarro shares personal story after Texas Supreme Court rules against woman’s emergency abortion,” CNN, 12.11.23
- “A woman who sued Texas for access to abortion seeks a procedure out of state instead,” NPR, 12.11.23
- “Woman who sued Texas for access to abortion seeks procedure out of state instead,” NPR, 12.11.23
- “Why Texas’ Kate Cox is leaving her home state for medical care,” MSNBC, 12.11.23
- “Marc Hearron: Texas abortion case is ‘putting a huge chill’ on reproductive healthcare nationwide,” MSNBC, 12.11.23
- “Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocks woman from emergency abortion,” Reuters, 12.11.23
- “Texas Supreme Court rules against woman seeking emergency abortion,” Axios, 12.11.23
- “Kate Cox: Texas woman in court fight leaves state for abortion,” BBC, 12.11.23
- “Supreme Texas Abortion, Trump Supreme, More,” Bloomberg, 12.11.23
- “Santos Deal, Texas Abortion, More,” Bloomberg, 12.11.23
- “Woman who sued Texas for abortion left state to have procedure after ‘hellish’ week,” The Guardian, 12.11.23
- “Texas Supreme Court rules against woman who sought abortion hours after she says she’ll travel out of state,” NBC News, 12.11.23
- “Texas Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Woman from Emergency Abortion, Forces Her to Find Out-of-State Care,” People, 12.11.23
- “Texas Woman Who Sued for Emergency Abortion Flees State to Get Care,” Rolling Stone, 12.11.23
- “Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Pregnant Woman Seeking Emergency Abortion,” Rolling Stone, 12.11.23
- “Texas Supreme Court blocks order allowing abortion; woman who sought it leaves state,” Texas Tribune, 12.11.23
- “After Texas Supreme Court blocks her abortion, Kate Cox leaves state for procedure,” USA Today, 12.11.23
- “Texas Woman Who Sought Exception to Abortion Ban Decides to Leave State,” Wall Street Journal, 12.11.23
- “Kate Cox is leaving Texas to get an abortion. New data shows she’s part of post-Roe travel uptick,” Yahoo News, 12.11.23
- “Woman Granted Permission for Legal Abortion Flees State After Texas Supreme Court Halts Ruling,” Austin Chronicle, 12.11.23
- “After Court Fight, Kate Cox Flees Texas for Abortion,” Common Dreams, 12.11.23
- “UPDATED: Kate Cox to Leave Texas For Abortion After Opposition from Ken Paxton, Supreme Court,” Dallas Observer, 12.11.23
- “Texas woman fighting for legal abortion flees the state,” The Hill, 12.11.23
- “Dramatic Texas case underscores minefields for courts on abortion,” The Hill, 12.11.23
- “Texas Supreme Court issues ruling in Dallas woman’s abortion case,” KXAN, 12.11.23
- “Texas Supreme Court Vacates Lower Court Order Permitting Emergency Abortion,” The Messenger, 12.11.23
- “Kate Cox, Texas Woman at Center of Abortion Case, Leaves State to Terminate Pregnancy Legally,” The Messenger, 12.11.23
- “The Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Kate Cox Hours After She Announced She Fled the State to Seek an Abortion,” Mother Jones, 12.11.23
- “Kate Cox Flees Texas as Abortion Battle Intensifies,” Newsweek, 12.11.23
- “Kate Cox goes out of state for abortion after Texas AG blocks medical exception,” New York Daily News, 12.11.23
- “Kate Cox leaves Texas ‘for healthcare’ after court blocks emergency abortion,” Sky News, 12.11.23
- “Texas Woman ‘Forced to Leave’ After State Supreme Court Blocks Abortion Restraining Order,” The Texan, 12.11.23
- “Texas Supreme Court rules against pregnant woman as she leaves state to obtain abortion,” UPI, 12.11.23
- “Texas judge grants pregnant woman permission to get an abortion despite state’s ban,” Associated Press, 12.07.23
- “Texas judge allows woman to get emergency abortion despite state ban,” Reuters, 12.07.23
- “Texas Judge Grants Woman’s Request for Abortion,” New York Times, 12.07.23
- “A Texas judge ruled that a pregnant woman who sued state seeking an abortion can legally terminate her pregnancy,” CNN, 12.07.23
- “Texas judge grants pregnant woman’s request to get an abortion,” NBC News, 12.07.23
- “Texas judge allows abortion for woman whose fetus has fatal disorder trisomy 18,” CBS News, 12.07.23
- “Texas judge allows woman’s emergency abortion despite ban,” Axios, 12.07.23
- “Texas woman with risky pregnancy granted abortion despite state ban,” BBC, 12.07.23
- “Texas Court Allows Woman To Get Abortion—Circumventing State Law Because Of Fetal Anomaly,” Forbes, 12.07.23
- “A DFW woman is permitted to get an abortion following ruling from Austin judge,” Dallas Morning News, 12.07.23
- “‘I need to end my pregnancy now’: Why Kate Cox is suing Texas over abortion law,” Dallas Morning News, 12.07.23
- “Texas judge rules woman with non-viable pregnancy can have an abortion,” The Guardian, 12.07.23
- “Judge allows emergency abortion in Texas in first case of its kind since before Roe v. Wade,” USA Today, 12.07.23
- “Texas judge to allow emergency abortion in first case of its kind since before Roe v. Wade,” Austin American-Statesman, 12.07.23
- “Judge says Texas woman may abort fetus with lethal abnormality,” Texas Tribune, 12.07.23
- “Texas judge approves abortion for woman with endangered fetus despite state’s ban,” New York Daily News, 12.07.23
- “Dallas area woman whose life and future fertility are at risk can get abortion, judge rules,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12.07.23
- “State abortion bans bar exceptions for suicide, mental health,” Roll Call, 12.07.23
- “Texas Court Grants Dallas Mother Permission to Have an Abortion,” Dallas Observer, 12.07.23
- “‘Abortion is essential health care’: Reaction after Texas judge grants woman’s request to get abortion,” Click2Houston, 12.07.23
- “Court Allows Texas Woman Carrying Doomed Fetus to Get Abortion,” Daily Beast, 12.07.23
- “Judge grants Texas woman emergency abortion in landmark case,” Houston Public Media, 12.07.23
- “Judge grants temporary order in case of woman suing Texas over abortion ban,” Nexstar, 12.07.23
- “Historic Ruling: A Texas Judge Just Granted a Woman’s Petition to Abort for Medical Reasons,” Mother Jones, 12.07.23
- “Texas woman asks court’s permission for abortion because of pregnancy complications,” NPR, 12.06.23
- “What to Know About the Texas Woman Suing the State to Get an Abortion,” TIME, 12.06.23
- “Dallas Mother Kate Cox Gets Emergency Hearing in Historic Abortion Case,” Dallas Observer, 12.06.23
- “Pregnant woman asks Texas court for emergency abortion in new lawsuit,” KERA News, 12.06.23
- “A Texas Woman Just Had to Ask a Court to Let Her Terminate a Pregnancy That Could Kill Her,” Mother Jones, 12.06.23
- “Texas woman sues to have an abortion after fatal diagnosis of fetus,” Scripps News, 12.06.23
