Restrictive abortion law suspended in South Carolina one day after passing

Federal judge temporarily blocks South Carolina 'heartbeat' abortion ban

(CNN) — A federal judge blocked South Carolina’s so-called “heartbeat” abortion ban on Friday, a day after it was signed into law.The South Carolina law — the first such restriction passed in 2021 as anti-abortion advocates seek to limit access to the procedure — would block the procedure at the detection of a fetal heartbeat, which can occur as early as six weeks into a pregnancy and before many people know they are pregnant.US District Judge M…

Judge blocks S Carolina 'heartbeat' abortion ban, but backers look to Supreme Court

A federal judge has temporarily blocked South Carolina’s heartbeat-based abortion ban just days after its passage, in response to court filings from Planned Parenthood. However, the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office has argued that Planned Parenthood can’t be sure the U.S. Supreme Court will reject the law.

Federal Judge Blocks South Carolina Abortion Ban

“A federal judge temporarily blocked South Carolina’s new ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban Friday, a day after Gov. Henry McMaster (R) signed the state’s restrictive new abortion bill into law in front of a crowd of enthusiastic supporters at the State House,” the Columbia State reports.“South Carolina’s new law — passed by Republican majorities in the S.C. House and Senate — bans most abortions after six weeks, when the law’s supporters say a hea…

South Carolina’s stringent abortion ban suspended by judge a day after becoming law

The new law states that 'no person shall perform, induce, or attempt to perform or induce an abortion' where the 'fetal heartbeat has been detected.'

South Carolina’s stringent abortion ban suspended by judge a day after becoming law

South Carolina’s stringent new law banning most abortions was suspended by a federal judge Friday on its second day in effect.

Federal judge blocks SC abortion ban 1 day after Gov. McMaster signed it into law