But for Kate as a woman, this was heartbreaking. And what should have been a moment of privacy for Kate and her family has turned into a public tragedy. Because of Texas restrictive abortion ban, she was barred, barred from terminating her non viable pregnancy even though doctors have said that continuing it would put her life in danger and risk her ability to have future children. That large family her and her husband always dreamed of. Instead, Kate was forced to go to court to fight for her own medical procedure, the procedure she needs to save her own life. (01:48–02:08)
CLAIM
Asserts that Texas' abortion ban prevented a woman from terminating a non-viable pregnancy, endangering her life and future fertility.
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