Texas woman who sued over abortion ban leaves state for procedure

The Texas woman who asked a court for permission to terminate her pregnancy because her fetus suffering from a fatal health condition will seek the procedure out of state, according to NBC News. On Thursday, Travis County District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble granted Dallas resident Kate Cox a temporary restraining order allowing her to terminate her pregnancy in Houston. At 20 weeks pregnant, Cox’s fetus had been diagnosed with trisomy 18, a rare chromosomal disorder that often proves fatal before or shortly after birth.