Today people on both sides of the abortion debate may see victory in a pair of decisions by the Supreme Court. The court allowed an Indiana law requiring fetal remains to be cremated or buried to stand but said it wouldn’t get involved in the state’s restrictions on abortion. CNBC reports:

The Supreme Court on Monday reversed an appeals court ruling striking down an Indiana abortion law governing the disposal of fetal remains, which was signed by Vice President Mike Pence when he was governor of the state.

The court declined to take up a second case involving so-called “discriminatory” abortions. The Indiana ban on abortions sought because of the fetus’s expected race or disability status will remain unenforceable. 

The Washington Post points out, “The court indicated it would wait for other courts to weigh in before taking up that issue.”

In the fetal tissue ruling, the court said, “This case, as litigated, therefore does not implicate our cases applying the undue burden test to abortion regulations.” Bloomberg adds:

The opinion marks the court’s biggest move on abortion since Justice Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed last year, creating a stronger conservative majority. Only two justices — Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor — indicated publicly that they disagreed with the ruling.

The three-page opinion, issued by the court as a whole, said the state has a legitimate interest in ensuring the proper disposal of fetal remains. The court said opponents never argued that the measure put an “undue burden” on a woman’s right to obtain an abortion.