AUSTIN (AP) – A federal appeals court panel has ruled that medication abortions can be provided in Texas during the coronavirus pandemic.
Last month, Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order banning non-essential medical procedures so that badly-needed medical resources can go to treating coronavirus patients and protecting medical staff.
In a medication abortion, a woman takes one pill at a clinic and then takes a second pill 24 to 48 hours later, typically at home.
A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court Appeals made the ruling on Monday.
On the same day, a different federal appeals court blocked Oklahoma from banning abortions during the pandemic.
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