In Texas, a judge allows a woman with a high-risk pregnancy to have an abortion, even though abortion is prohibited

A decision that positively surprised the defenders of the right to abortion in the United States. This Thursday, December 7th, Molly Duane, judge of the state of Texas where, after the repeal of the Roe v. Wade, abortions are prohibited with very rare exceptions, he decided to authorize Kate Cox31 years old, to have an abortion.

A mortal risk for Kate Cox

According to her doctor, her pregnancy threatens her life and fertilityyour fetus is affected by Down syndromeand he can die in the uterus. A situation that puts Kate Cox in danger, because due to previous caesarean sections, she risks a rupture of the uterus after induction of labor, which could be fatal.

But due to Texas law that prohibited all abortions, including cases of incest or rape, and which authorizes that in the event of danger of death or risk of serious disability for the mother, Kate Cox cannot resort to abortion. Her doctors told her that she had “Tied hands”reports theFrench media agency. The exceptions to the right to have an abortion are too vague, most of them are terrified of being prosecuted and almost no longer perform abortions.

According to the judge, banning this abortion would be a “judicial error”

Therefore, to authorize Kate Cox to resort to abortion, a emergency hearing it was necessary. Judge Molly Duane then found valid the idea that Cox could no longer have children “shocking”. “It would be a real miscarriage of justice”, He insisted. For her the complainant must obtain “The abortion she needs now to end her suffering and protect her fertility”.

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But the state of Texas can appeal this decision. Because the Prosecutor’s Office – obviously – has decided against this decision: “the only entity that will suffer immediate and irreparable damage in this matter is the State (…) Abortion, once performed, is permanent and cannot be annulled”he has declared.

To which Judge Molly Duane responded: “We firmly believe that the situation falls within the medical exception under Texas abortion laws. The state tries to question Kate Cox’s doctors, saying she isn’t sick enough yet […]. Now a patient must be on the brink of death before a doctor can invoke the exception »he reported.

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