A woman in Texas has filed an emergency lawsuit, requesting a Travis County judge to allow her to get an abortion.
As reported by The Texas Tribune, 31-year-old Dallas woman Kate Cox wants to terminate her pregnancy after she was diagnosed with full trisomy 18 last week (Nov. 28). The condition is a chromosomal anomaly that is nearly always fatal before or shortly after birth.
According to the lawsuit, the fetus is developing an umbilical hernia, a twisted spine, a club foot, and an irregular skull and heart. Cox, who previously had Cesarean sections when delivering her two children, also has elevated glucose and underlying health conditions.
The lawsuit claims that carrying the current pregnancy to term places Cox at increased risk of gestational hypertension and diabetes and complications from anesthesia and cesarean section.
“Ms. Cox’s physicians also explained that a C-section at full term would make subsequent pregnancies higher risk and make it less likely she would be able to carry a third child in the future,” the lawsuit stated.
“I’m trying to do what is best for my baby and myself, but the state of Texas is making us both suffer,” Cox said in a press release….
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