South Carolina Supreme Court Interprets State's Fetal Heartbeat Abortion Ban

State Supreme Court Rules on Fetal Heartbeat Abortion Ban Published on May 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM – By Sarah Müller – Reading time 4 min Listen to the article here Play Pause Stop /* Modernized button collapsed */ .modern-btn { padding: 8px 16px; font-size: 14px; border: none; border-radius: 4px; background-color: #0073aa; color: #fff; cursor: pointer; transition: background-color 0.3s ease; } .modern-btn:hover { background-color: #006799; } /* Pop…

South Carolina Supreme Court Interprets State's Fetal Heartbeat Abortion Ban

In Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v. State of South Carolina, (SC Sup. Ct., May14, 2025), the South Carolina Supreme Court interpreted the state’s ban on abortion after a fetal heartbeat has been detected to mean the time at which: electrical impulses are first detectable as a “sound” with diagnostic medical technology such as a transvaginal ultrasound device and the medical professional observes those electrical impulses as a “steady and re…