South Carolina Supreme Court upholds heartbeat abortion ban
August 25, 2023
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CWN Editor's Note: Following a change in court membership, the South Carolina Supreme Court, in a 4-1 decision, upheld the state’s heartbeat law, just seven months after the court struck down an earlier version.
“[T]he legislature has found that the State has a compelling interest in protecting the lives of unborn children,” the court ruled. “That finding is indisputable and one we must respect ... 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.”
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