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

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…

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

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 […]

SC abortion ban affirmed at 6 weeks as state judge rejects Planned Parenthood challenge

A state circuit court judge ruled late May 16 that the state’s abortion ban does, in fact, take effect at six weeks of pregnancy, rather than nine. It's a blow for Planned Parenthood's latest legal challenge.