The Texas Supreme Court has halted a judge’s decision to allow an abortion for a pregnant woman whose fetus has a terminal diagnosis. This ruling has created uncertainty around a groundbreaking challenge to one of the strictest bans in the country.

The all-Republican court issued the order over 30 hours after Kate Cox, a 31-year-old mother of two from Dallas, was granted a temporary restraining order by a lower court judge. This order prohibits Texas from enforcing the state’s ban in her specific case.

The court issued a one-page order stating that they are temporarily halting the ruling made on Thursday, regardless of its validity. The case is still ongoing.

Molly Duane, a lawyer from the Center for Reproductive Rights representing Cox, expressed concern that justice may not be served if the Court takes too long to reject the state’s request. However, she remains hopeful that the Court will reject the request promptly.

Cox’s attorneys have said they will not share her abortion plans, citing concerns for her safety. In a filing with the Texas Supreme Court on Friday, her attorneys indicated she was still pregnant.

Cox, who was 20 weeks into her pregnancy, recently submitted a lawsuit that is believed to be the first of its kind since the significant decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the prior year, which reversed Roe v. Wade. The ruling issued on Thursday solely pertained to Cox and did not affect any other pregnant women in Texas.

In August, Cox discovered she was expecting her third child and was informed a few weeks later that her baby had a high chance of developing trisomy 18, a condition associated with a high risk of miscarriage or stillbirth and low chances of survival, as stated in her legal claim.

Additionally, medical professionals have informed Cox that in the event of the baby’s heart stopping, inducing labor would increase the chance of a uterine rupture due to her two previous cesarean deliveries. Furthermore, undergoing another C-section at full term would jeopardize her ability to carry future pregnancies.

The Republican Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, stated that Cox does not qualify for a medical exemption to the state’s abortion prohibition. He also urged the highest court in the state to take prompt action.

The court was informed by Paxton’s office that if Plaintiffs or their representatives go through with and obtain an abortion against Texas law, any future legal actions cannot bring back the lost life.

He cautioned three Houston hospitals that permitting Cox’s doctor to perform the abortion could result in legal repercussions. This goes against the decision made by state District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble, who Paxton referred to as an “activist” judge.

A lawsuit was filed on Friday by a pregnant woman in Kentucky, who is identified as Jane Doe. She is currently eight weeks pregnant and is seeking the right to have an abortion in Kentucky. However, due to the state’s ban, she is unable to do so legally, according to the lawsuit.

The Kentucky lawsuit, unlike Cox’s, aims to be a class-action suit that includes other individuals from Kentucky who are currently pregnant or will become pregnant and wish to obtain an abortion.