US EditionWhen does a heartbeat start? South Carolina Supreme Court again takes up abortion issue
- Lawyers for the state and Planned Parenthood are arguing in front of the South Carolina Supreme Court about the restrictive nature of the heartbeat abortion ban, which is enforced at around six weeks after conception.
- The South Carolina Supreme Court is hearing arguments about the state's heartbeat abortion ban, which prohibits abortions around six weeks after conception, marking the start of cardiac activity.
- Planned Parenthood argues that the law should allow abortions until around nine or ten weeks, citing inconsistencies in definitions regarding fetal development.
- The court's decision on the case may take several months, while the current six-week ban remains enforced after a lower court upheld it.
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S.C. Supreme Court again takes up abortion issue - Charleston City Paper
Attorneys for the state of South Carolina and Planned Parenthood returned to the state’s highest court Wednesday to argue how restrictive an existing heartbeat abortion ban should be. The post S.C. Supreme Court again takes up abortion issue appeared first on Charleston City Paper.
South Carolina Supreme Court Weighs Abortion, Fetal Heartbeat
With a heartbeat abortion ban solidly in place in South Carolina, lawyers for the state and Planned Parenthood return to the state's highest court Wednesday to argue how restrictive the ban should be.
Court battle renews over SC 'heartbeat' abortion ban as opponents debate science
The South Carolina Supreme Court will hear a third challenge to the state's fetal heartbeat bill, where opponents contend it should not apply at six weeks but at nine weeks, when a heart is actually formed. Supporters say science supports…
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When does a heartbeat start? South Carolina Supreme Court again takes up abortion issue
Lawyers for South Carolina and Planned Parenthood are returning to the state’s highest court to argue how restrictive the state's abortion ban should be. The law is being enforced in
Planned Parenthood pushes for nine week abortion care at SC Supreme Court - ABC Columbia
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — Representatives with Planned Parenthood made oral arguments before the SC Supreme Court Wednesday morning. The hearing follows a lawsuit over the state’s current heartbeat bill — and how the language within it should be interpreted. Catherine Humphreville, Senior Staff Attorney for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, asserting that the fetal heartbeat law should be interpreted for abortion care to be provided through …
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