Trisomy 18 is a fatal chromosomal condition that can be detected during pregnancy. It's also at the center of a new legal case in Texas, where a mom of two, Kate Cox, is seeking an abortion after ...

A pregnant Texas woman carrying a fetus diagnosed with a fatal genetic condition left the state to obtain an abortion after the state Supreme Court prevented her from having one, USA TODAY reported ...

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A Texas judge has granted an emergency request for a woman in Texas to have an abortion. Kate Cox was 20 weeks pregnant when her fetus was found to have trisomy 18, which has a very low chance for ...

At 20 weeks pregnant, Kate Cox sued the state of Texas seeking an exemption to its abortion ban, which denies the procedure to mothers whose lives are not in danger. Cox begged the court earlier this ...

Trisomy 18, a conition where a person has three copies of chromosome 18 as opposed to two, is often associated with seizures and congenital heart diseases. Complications from Trisomy 13, where a ...

The day I first heard the words "Trisomy 18" was the worst day of my life. I was 18 weeks along in my pregnancy with our ninth baby. That phone call from the doctor turned our lives upside down. To be ...

Trisomy 18 is normally fatal within weeks of birth. But some parents are getting more time — with surgeries, luck and an incredible amount of effort. Jacqueline Vidosh with her youngest child, ...

Trisomy 18, also known sometimes as Edwards syndrome, is often fatal within weeks after a baby is born. But now, parents and doctors are finding ways of getting more time with those children with ...