Amicus: Texas Abortion Laws’ Cruel Outcomes

Earlier this week, the Texas Supreme Court said Kate Cox couldn’t
have an abortion.Cox’s doctors had diagnosed the fetus with Trisomy
18, an almost certainly fatal genetic condition. On top of that,
there were concerns about whether or not Cox would be able to have
children again in the future if she continued with this pregnancy.
None of this was enough for nine judges in Texas to allow Cox to
have an abortion. Cox’s story isn’t unique. Amanda Zurawski almost
died after a Texas court said she couldn’t have an abortion. Today,
she’s the lead plaintiff in Zurawski v. State of Texas. She joins
Amicus this week to show the real, human effects of the U.S.
Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Zurawski is
joined by one of the lawyers representing her in the case, Jamie
Levitt. In this week’s Amicus Plus segment, Slate’s Mark Joseph
Stern talks about another made-up case that this time, won’t make
it to SCOTUS.  Sign up for Slate Plus now to listen and
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