Planned Parenthood asks court to reconsider South Carolina's 'heartbeat' abortion ban

Planned Parenthood officials react after South Carolina Supreme Court upholds 6-week abortion ban

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) -- Abortion providers in South Carolina are already having to turn patients away, according to Planned Parenthood South Atlantic. This comes after Wednesday's State Supreme Court voted to uphold a law that bans most abortions after about six weeks into a pregnancy. The decision was made Wednesday morning, and just a few hours later, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic held a virtual press conference voicing its concerns…

Planned Parenthood asks court to reconsider South Carolina’s ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers on Thursday asked South Carolina's top court to reconsider its Wednesday ruling upholding the state's recent ban on abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected. In its petition, Planned Parenthood said that the South Carolina Supreme Court had left undecided whether fetal cardiac activity refers to the first regular contractions of heart tissue, which usually occ…

Planned Parenthood asks court to reconsider South Carolina's 'heartbeat' abortion ban

Planned Parenthood asks court to reconsider South Carolina's 'heartbeat' abortion ban Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers on Thursday asked South Carolina's top court to reconsider its Wednesday ruling upholding the state's recent ban on abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected.In its petition, Planned Parenthood said that the South Carolina Supreme Court had left undecided whether fetal cardiac activity refers to the first regu…