Kate Cox, the Texas woman at the center of a high-profile abortion case, will attend the State of Union address in March as a guest of first lady Jill Biden, the White House said Wednesday.
Cox sought a court order to terminate her pregnancy when she found out soon after Thanksgiving that her developing fetus was diagnosed with trisomy 18, a rare chromosomal disorder that significantly increases the risk of stillbirth or infant death shortly after a baby’s birth.
Cox ultimately traveled out of state shortly before the ruling by the Texas Supreme Court, with her lawyers saying she needed to seek medical care “due to the ongoing deterioration” of her health.
Biden on Monday announced new initiatives on abortion rights during a meeting with members of his task force on reproductive health care access, which fell on the 51st anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling.
Biden on Monday reiterated his demand for Congress to codify protections that were provided by Roe, adding that if a bill were passed, he would “immediately” sign it into law.
The White House and Biden’s re-election campaign have blamed Republicans over their restrictive position on abortion that has spurred bans in states throughout the country, which they decry as part of a “dangerous, extreme, and out-of-touch agenda.”
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