Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order Monday vacating a lower court order upholding a Texas abortion ban.
At issue was Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's order in March to place a ban on abortions in the state to preserve hospital resources amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans upheld the ban, overturning the decision of a lower court that found the order was too broad and lifted the ban. Planned Parenthood petitioned the Supreme Court to review the case.