Abortion ban in South Carolina temporarily blocked by state Supreme Court

South Carolina Supreme Court Blocks Fetal Heartbeat Abortion Ban

The South Carolina Supreme Court on Aug. 17 temporarily blocked the state’s law banning abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which is at about six weeks gestation. South Carolina’s abortion ban was signed into law by Republican Gov. Henry McMaster in February 2021 but was blocked from being enforced soon after by an Obama-appointed federal judge. The abortion ban did not come into effect until after the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24 ov…

South Carolina's high court blocks state's six-week abortion ban

South Carolina's Supreme Court blocked the state's near-total abortion ban on Wednesday as state legislators consider imposing even stricter measures against the controversial medical practice.

South Carolina Supreme Court temporarily blocks six-week abortion ban

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNNThe South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked the state’s six-week abortion ban from being enforced, granting a request from state abortion providers for a temporary injunction while their challenge to the law continues.South Carolina’s law, ​S.1, ​had been in effect since June 27, ​when a judge lifted a federal court’s hold on the ban ​the week after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.P…

South Carolina Supreme Court temporarily blocks six-week abortion ban

The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked the state's six-week abortion ban from being enforced, granting a request from state abortion providers for a temporary injunction while their challenge to the law continues.

South Carolina top court puts abortion ban on hold as it hears challenge

South Carolina’s highest court on Wednesday blocked enforcement of a state law banning abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy while it considers a challenge to the law by a Planned Parenthood affiliate and other abortion providers.

S.C. court blocks abortion law as Senate considers new one

The South Carolina “fetal heartbeat” law banning abortion around six weeks is no longer in effect after the state Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked it. For now, South Carolinians