Texas state Supreme Court issues order allowing for civil enforcement of century-old abortion ban

The Texas Supreme Court issued an order late Friday partially granting state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to stay a lower court order that had temporarily blocked a nearly century-old abortion ban in the state.

The state high court’s order now allows for civil enforcement of the 1925 pre-Roe v. Wade ban, court documents show.

But the Center for Reproductive Rights has interpreted the stay to mean that the law cannot be enforced criminally.

CNN reached out to Paxton’s office on Saturday to ask whether it agrees that criminal prosecutions remain stayed but has not received a response as of Saturday afternoon. Paxton,