Bidens invite Kate Cox, woman denied abortion in Texas, to attend State of the Union

President Joe Biden and Jill Biden invited Kate Cox, the Texas woman denied an abortion by the state Supreme Court in December, to attend the State of the Union.

President Joe Biden invited Kate Cox, the Texas woman who was denied an emergency abortion by the state's Supreme Court in December, to be a guest at the State of the Union, the White House announced Wednesday.

Cox had to leave the state to get an abortion after the Texas Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling that would have allowed her to get an abortion for a pregnancy with a severe anomaly.

Cox spoke with President Joe Biden and Jill Biden in a private conversation on Sunday. The president and first lady thanked Cox "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 told reporters.

Jean-Pierre said Cox accepted the invitation.