
State Judge Blocks South Carolina’s 6-Week Abortion Ban
The pro-life governor has issued an emergency motion.
The pro-life governor has issued an emergency motion.
The South Carolina Catholic Conference released a statement applauding the passage of the bill.
In both states, the measures failed by one vote.
Justice Kaye Gorenflo Hearn called six weeks an unreasonable limit in her Jan. 5 opinion.
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Several states’ Blaine Amendments have been struck down in recent years.
Gov. Henry McMaster had signed the bill Feb. 18, calling it “a major step forward in the pro-life movement here in South Carolina.”
Rep. Russell Ott was one of only two Democrats in the South Carolina House to vote for the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act, which restricts abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected — as early as six weeks post-gestation.
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