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Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins

  • A state circuit court judge upheld South Carolina's abortion ban at six weeks, rejecting Planned Parenthood's challenge.
  • The judge emphasized that legislators intended the ban to start around the six-week mark, based on legal precedent and previous arguments.
  • The current ruling maintains the ban on abortions after six weeks in South Carolina, with exceptions for specific circumstances.
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Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins

A state judge has ruled that South Carolina can continue to enforce a ban on nearly all abortions around six weeks after conception as an appeal continues on what exactly

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Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins

A state judge has ruled that South Carolina can continue to enforce a ban on nearly all abortions around six weeks after conception as an appeal continues on what exactly defines a heartbeat under the law

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Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A state judge has ruled that South Carolina can continue to enforce a ban on nearly all abortions around six weeks after conception as an appeal continues on what exactly defines a heartbeat under the law. Planned Parenthood wanted the law set aside as courts parse through different definitions of when cardiac activity starts. The state contends that heartbeats begin around six weeks when…

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Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A state judge has ruled that South Carolina can continue to enforce a ban on nearly all abortions around six weeks after conception as an appeal […]

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Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A state judge has ruled that South Carolina can continue to enforce a ban on nearly all abortions around six weeks after conception as an appeal continues on what exactly defines a heartbeat under the law.

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Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins

A state judge has ruled that South Carolina can continue to enforce a ban on nearly all abortions around six weeks after conception as an appeal continues on what exactly defines a heartbeat under the law.

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