Kate Cox, a Texas woman with a fetal abnormality pregnancy, has become a focal point in the debate over abortion laws. Several 2024 GOP presidential hopefuls have called for 'compassion' in her case but avoided criticizing Texas' law. Cox's situation has sparked discussions on the inhumanity of anti-abortion laws and the failure of exceptions to help cases like hers. Texas has faced criticism for its strict abortion laws and the treatment of pregnant women, including Cox, who tried to terminate potentially deadly pregnancies but were prohibited from doing so.
Texas tries to have it both ways: Lone Star State ticketed second pregnant woman for HOV lane drive, issued warrant for her arrest...after banning Kate Cox from abortion despite risky pregnancy with fetus that will die https://t.co/6e6VIuxD7G https://t.co/E90u7cKmWa
Two recent cases demonstrate that abortion bans weren’t written for human beings. @onesarahjones on Kate Cox and the inhumanity of the anti-abortion movement. https://t.co/o3xzKvxUJr
Republicans are struggling to justify the draconian laws that forced Kate Cox to flee Texas in order to terminate a potentially deadly pregnancy. More: https://t.co/0qyWrZvOog https://t.co/0WQ1sJBq6e
Some of the Republicans seeking the GOP's 2024 presidential nomination have said the case of a Texas woman whose health deteriorated as she unsuccessfully sought an abortion should be handled with “compassion,” but they did not criticize the state’s law. https://t.co/ehtVrxhpJg
Exceptions to abortion restrictions often fail people like Kate Cox whose babies are sure to die https://t.co/LUwuYQJ3Ul via @statnews
Perspective by Monica Hesse: If anyone has tried telling you that conservative state laws on abortion will still allow merciful exceptions in cases involving agonizing medical nightmares, please ask them to explain to you what happened in Texas this week. https://t.co/PLVGZh22M6
GOP candidates sidestep questions about Texas abortion case, via @amybwang: https://t.co/jNRbopehEH
Some 2024 GOP hopefuls call for ‘compassion’ in Texas abortion case but don’t say law should change https://t.co/Zji4eBg53T https://t.co/03wiHpY1WV
My heart breaks for Kate Cox. It's hard enough to know that your chid has a fetal abnormality, let alone watch your personal hell be used as a political weapon all over the internet. Sadly, this will end in tragedy either way. That baby has to be delivered somehow. And there are… https://t.co/bv8EdP3lPR