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Plaintiffs’ Stories: Blackmon v. State of Tennessee
Stories of four Tennessee women—each denied abortion care after facing dangerous pregnancy complications—who joined this case as plaintiffs on January 8, 2024.
Idaho Court Rejects State’s Attempt to Throw out Case Brought by Women Denied Abortions
A case seeking to expand the medical exceptions in Idaho’s abortion bans will proceed despite the state’s attempt to dismiss the case
Medical Exceptions to U.S. State Abortion Bans: Cases and Complaints
Medical Exceptions to State Abortion Bans
Representing patients denied abortion care despite facing severe and dangerous pregnancy complications, the Center’s cases seek to clarify medical exceptions to U.S. state laws that have outlawed abortion and put people’s lives at risk.
Texas Emergency Abortion Case
Cox v. Texas: The Case in Depth
This is the first case since the overturning of Roe v. Wade filed on behalf of a pregnant woman seeking emergency abortion care.
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case That Threatens Access to Abortion Medication
Court agrees to review lower court ruling that attempted to reinstate burdensome restrictions on mifepristone.
Supreme Court Will Hear Case that Could Undermine Abortion Pill Access Nationwide
12.13.23 (PRESS RELEASE) — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take up a case that could ultimately eliminate access to mifepristone—one of two drugs used in medication abortion. The case was filed by an anti-abortion [...]
Texas Supreme Court Says Kate Cox Can’t Get An Abortion in Texas
12.12.2023—Late last night, the Texas Supreme Court ruled against a Texas woman with a lethal pregnancy diagnosis seeking access to an abortion in the state. “This ruling should enrage every Texan to their core. If [...]
Texas Woman Who Needs Emergency Abortion Forced to Flee State
12.11.2023 -- After a week of legal whiplash and threats of prosecution from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Kate Cox has been forced to leave Texas to get healthcare outside of the state. Kate has [...]
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Texas Emergency Abortion Case
Cox v. Texas
This is the first case since the overturning of Roe v. Wade filed on behalf of a pregnant woman seeking emergency abortion care.
Texas Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Ruling That Allowed Pregnant Woman to Have Emergency Abortion
12.08.2023 -- Late tonight, the Texas Supreme Court temporarily halted a lower court ruling that would have allowed Kate Cox, a Dallas woman with severe pregnancy complications, to have an abortion to protect her health [...]
Texas Judge Grants Temporary Order Allowing Pregnant Woman to Access Abortion Care in the State
"The idea that Ms. Cox wants so desperately to be a parent and this law may have her lose that ability is shocking and would be a genuine miscarriage of justice." — Judge Maya Guerra Gamble
Texas Court Rules in Favor of Pregnant Woman Seeking an Emergency Abortion
12.07.2023 -- Today, a Texas state court has granted the request of a woman with severe pregnancy complications, Kate Cox, to have an abortion to protect her life, health and future fertility. Kate had been [...]
Center Sues Texas on Behalf of Pregnant Woman Seeking an Emergency Abortion to Protect Her Health, Life and Future Fertility
With a fatal fetal diagnosis and a high-risk pregnancy, woman asks court to block abortion bans to avoid the harm of being forced to continue her pregnancy to term.
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.