9 Texas Supreme Court justices pose for a photo in their robes
Texas Supreme Court justices.
  • Texas supreme court justice John Devine once campaigned on his wife's high-risk pregnancy.
  • His wife carried the pregnancy to term even though it could've killed her, a local outlet reported.
  • The court this week ruled against a pregnant woman at the center of a contentious abortion case.

One of the justices who sits on the all-Republican Texas supreme court once campaigned on his wife's decision to carry a high-risk pregnancy to term even though it could have killed her.

On Monday, the court unanimously ruled against a pregnant woman at the center of a contentious abortion case in the state.