zimmytws/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday voted to grant an appeal from Texas abortion clinics that would have been shut down by restrictive state laws, allowing them to remain open until an appeal is completed.
The court order will remain in effect at least until it decides whether or not to hear a full appeal of a lower court ruling that approved the restrictive law. Had the justices voted in favor of the state, 10 of the 19 abortion clinics remaining in Texas would have been shuttered.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said that the state legislation was properly upheld by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. “Texas will continue to fight for higher-quality healthcare standards for women while protecting our most vulnerable — the unborn,” he said. “I’m confident the Supreme Court will ultimately uphold this law.”
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