SCOTUS: Ruling upholding ban on most abortions in Texas is moot
Security guards walk the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington, October 1, 2010. | REUTERS/Larry Downing The United States Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision that upheld a temporary ban on nearly all abortions in Texas, asking the appellate court to dismiss the case as moot. The Supreme Court granted the petition of Planned Parenthood and other abortion clinics to reverse a ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld an executive order from Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, banning most abortions in an effort to free up hospital space for coronavirus patients. The Fi...