Bidens invite Texas woman at centre of abortion legal fight to State of the Union

[Judi Lynn]

The president and first lady spoke to Kate Cox on Sunday, thanking her for her ‘courage in sharing her story’

Kelly Rissman
15 hours ago

The Bidens have invited Kate Cox, the Texas woman who was caught in an abortion dispute in the state’s courts, to the State of Union address in March, the White House said.

In early December, a Texas judge granted Ms Cox an emergency abortion, as the Dallas woman’s baby was diagnosed with trisomy 18, a fatal condition. However, she was then forced to travel out of state to get the procedure because the state’s Supreme Court temporarily blocked the ruling after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton intervened.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden spoke to Ms Cox on Sunday, thanking her for her “courage in sharing her story and speaking out about the impact of the extreme abortion ban in Texas,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday.

Ms Cox’s experience is “incredibly powerful, devastating, and it speaks to the moment that we are in now when we talk about women having the right to make these deeply personal decisions about their health care that was taken away by the Supreme Court,” Ms Jean-Pierre said.

More:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/biden-state-union-kate-cox-abortion-b2484255.html

[Takket]

1. Incredibly brave of her to go.

Half of that room literally wants to kill her.