The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ordered a lower court in New York to reevaluate whether some religious organizations should be excluded from a state mandate that requires employers to provide employee health care plans that include abortion coverage.

The Supreme Court is ordering a New York court to take a new look at whether some religious organizations should be excluded from a state regulation requiring health insurance plans to cover abortions.

New York religious groups can challenge a state law requiring employers to provide no-cost insurance coverage for abortions after the U. S.