U.S. Supreme Court voids rulings that banned abortions in Texas amid pandemic
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Wednesday, January 27 2021
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January 27, 2021 11:00 AM
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In March of last year, Governor Abbott passed an executive order as part of a mandate to stop non-essential procedures and banning abortions under select few circumstance. At the time the Governor said the move was necessary to preserve medical resources amid pandemic.
An appellate court sided with the governor, eliminating almost all abortions in Texas until the order ended over the summer, but even when the order ended Abbott asked the supreme court to permit the lower court rulings to remain in place.