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Selena Simmons-Duffin

Texas judge grants permission for woman's abortion

Kate Cox and her husband were expecting their third child when they got a devastating fetal diagnosis last week. She is also having problems threatening her own health. A judge said Thursday she has permission to end her pregnancy. (Cox family)

Update: Judge Maya Guerra Gamble of Travis County, Texas, granted permission for Kate Cox to have the abortion she is seeking.

"Kate Cox needs an abortion, and she needs it now." Thus begins a petition filed in a Texas district court this week, asking a judge to allow the abortion to be performed in the state, where abortion is banned with very limited exceptions.

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