Morrisey: Order to reduce abortions, be upheld in court

A billboard shows a COVID-19 Awareness number near the West Virginia State Fairgrounds in Fairlea, W.Va., Monday, March 23, 2020. (Jenny Harnish/The Register-Herald via AP)

Kevin Meador stacks outdoor seating chairs at The Wild Bean Cafe in downtown Lewisburg, W.Va., Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The business was empty as the first day of the take-out only rule went into affect for restaurants across the state. Employees said they had been slow all day. (Jenny Harnish/The Register-Herald via AP)

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2019, file photo, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey speaks at a news conference in Martinsburg, W.Va. West Virginia's says a ban on elective medical procedures during the coronavirus pandemic will reduce abortions but will be upheld in an eventual legal challenge. Morrisey said Thursday, April 2, 2020 that the executive order “will be upheld because it's designed to protect the public health and applies to all elective procedures and all elective facilities.” (Matthew Umstead/The Herald-Mail via AP, File)

A runner at Hollowell Park in Lewisburg, W.V., Thursday, March 26, 2020. Greenbrier County Health Department reported it's first COVID-19 case in the county Thursday. (Jenny Harnish/The Register-Herald via AP)