Fri. Nov 22nd, 2024
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When the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade last year, it did not remove the issue from the courts. 

Instead, it has opened up a new suite of legal issues, with states passing their own restrictions challenged by opponents across the country. 

This week, 31-year-old Texas woman Kate Cox made headlines for her quest to have an abortion in her home state after she found out her baby had a condition which meant it would likely die in utero or shortly after birth. 

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Ms Cox’s story is just one of six abortion cases playing out in supreme courts in five separate states this week. 

Here’s what we know about them. 

Texas woman ends quest for abortion in home state

In Texas, abortion is illegal in most cases. 

In 2022, in response to the overturning of Roe v Wade, a law came into effect that bans abortion in all cases except to save the life of a mother. 

Kate Cox, a 31-year-old mother-of-two children — aged three and one — and her husband want additional children and were glad to learn she was pregnant.

However, tests confirmed late last month that the baby she was carrying had a condition called trisomy 18, meaning it had an extra chromosome that made it likely the baby would die in utero or shortly after birth.

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