In a win for pro-lifers, the South Carolina Supreme Court has upheld the state’s six-week ban on abortion, reversing a previous court decision.
From The Daily Caller:
The court, which became a conservative majority due to Justice Kaye Hearn retiring at the age of 72 in February, ruled in January that a similar law passed in 2021 violated a woman’s right to privacy under the state constitution. State legislators passed a new six-week ban in May and were immediately sued by Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, but this time the court determined in a 4-1 decision that South Carolina has a “compelling interest in protecting the lives of unborn children,” according to the ruling.
“That finding is indisputable and one we must respect,” the court wrote. “The legislature has further determined, after vigorous debate and compromise, that its interest in protecting the unborn becomes actionable upon the detection of a fetal heartbeat via ultrasound by qualified medical personnel. It would be a rogue imposition of will by the judiciary for us to say that the legislature’s determination is unreasonable as a matter of law—particularly on the record before us and in the specific context of a claim arising under the privacy provision in article I, section 10 of our state constitution.”
BREAKING NEWS! The South Carolina Supreme Court has upheld the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act. #southcarolinasupremecourt #scfetalheartbeat #prolife #life4sc #savethebabyhumans pic.twitter.com/gX491Hulz8
— SC Citizens for Life (@LIFEforSC) August 23, 2023
