ABORTION RIGHTS

Ruling Allowing Texas Woman’s Abortion Met with More Cruelty

High court blocks it; attorney general threatens doctor, hospitals

Kate Cox, a mother of two, won first court ruling allowing exception to an abortion ban after fetus diagnosed with genetic condition with little chance for viability. Photo: Center for Reproductive Rights

A judge’s Dec. 7 decision allowing a Dallas-area woman and her doctor to proceed with an abortion was a welcome sign of rationality in a state with strict bans. The ruling, which only applies to this…