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Woman who sued Texas for abortion left state to have procedure after ‘hellish’ week

Kate Cox, who lives in Dallas, Texas, sued the state last week.
Kate Cox, who lives in Dallas, Texas, sued the state last week. Photograph: Kate Cox/AFP/Getty Images

The Texas woman who sued the state for an abortion after receiving a lethal fetal diagnosis has now fled Texas in order to obtain the procedure, the Center for Reproductive Rights announced in a statement Monday.

The woman, Kate Cox, a 31-year-old mother of two from Dallas, sued Texas last week. While a lower-court judge ruled to allow Cox to receive an abortion, the Texas state supreme court on Friday paused that ruling. In her lawsuit, Cox said that continuing the pregnancy could threaten her life and future fertility.

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