Texas Right to Life: Abortion Rights Group Used Cox Lawsuit as ‘Gateway to Allow Babies to Be Aborted for Any Reason’

Dallas resident Kate Cox decided to head to another state to end the life of her baby who, at 20 weeks, received a prenatal diagnosis of trisomy 18. But Texas Right to Life argues the real target of her lawsuit against Texas officials is the state’s abortion law that protects unborn babies and their mothers.

Cox, 31, backed by the pro-abortion Center for Reproductive Rights, changed course after the state Supreme Court blocked a December 7 ruling by Travis County District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble that would have temporarily allowed her to obtain an abortion in Texas. ---More...