US EditionSouth Carolina Supreme Court upholds ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban
- On May 14, 2025, the highest court in South Carolina affirmed the legality of the state's law prohibiting most abortions once cardiac activity can be detected, effectively enforcing the six-week abortion restriction.
- The ruling addressed controversies surrounding ambiguous terminology in the 2023 statute and differing views on the onset of a fetal heartbeat, with both parties agreeing it generally occurs around six weeks.
- The court studied legislative intent and noted lawmakers on both sides viewed the ban as enforcing abortion restrictions around six weeks, despite medical imprecision.
- Governor Henry McMaster called the ruling "another clear and decisive victory," while Planned Parenthood South Atlantic stated, "Justice did not prevail today," citing harms from the ban.
- The decision sustains one of the strictest abortion laws in the U.S., but ongoing lawsuits and medical concerns suggest the legal and practical battles over abortion access will continue.
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South Carolina Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Heartbeat Law
The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously ruled that the state can keep restricting abortion at around six weeks of pregnancy, which is when a fetal heartbeat can be detected. The justices ruled against Planned Parenthood’s challenge parsing the language of the law to claim it would apply after nine weeks of pregnancy. The court wrote in its decision that the clear intent of the General Assembly when writing the law was a six-we…
South Carolina Supreme Court Unanimously Rules to Uphold State’s 6-Week Abortion Ban
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled this week to uphold the state’s fetal heartbeat law, allowing the state to continue the ban on abortions starting at around six weeks of gestation. The 5-0 decision, issued on Wednesday, came in response to a challenge from Planned Parenthood to the state law. The justices ruled that the medical language in the 2023 law was vague but noted that both opponents and supporters of the measure believe that it ba…
Pregnancy Center Leader Reveals ‘Violent Attacks,’ Chaos as She Fact Checks ‘Fake Clinics’ Myths
Andrea Trudden, vice-president of communications and marketing at Heartbeat International, a massive network of crisis pregnancy centers, believes there are many myths and misconceptions being perpetuated by pro-choice activists — and she joined CBN News to correct the record. Listen to the latest episode of “Quick Start” “Pregnancy health organizations have been around for more than 50 years, and what they do provide is care and resources for p…
Planned Parenthood Fails Again — South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds the State’s Pro-Life Law - Black Community News
South Carolina lawmakers passed a bill in 2021 to ban abortion if the abortionist detects a heartbeat, which begins at six weeks. Governor Henry McMaster signed the South Carolina Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act into law. Planned Parenthood sued the state, and the South Carolina Supreme Court struck down the law. The court …
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DailyTruthReportSouth Carolina clarifies vague heartbeat bill language to affirm six-week abortion ban
The South Carolina Supreme Court upheld an interpretation of a 2023 law prohibiting most abortions starting at the six-week mark of pregnancy, or when a heartbeat is typically detected. Planned Parenthood challenged the six-week ban, arguing that the law’s language…
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