Republican state Sens. Penry Gustafson and Katrina Shealy.Sean Rayford/Getty Images A South Carolina judge temporarily halted a law banning most abortions after six weeks. The legislation was passed in the state Senate with the support of 27 men. Five female lawmakers, named the "Sister Senators," previously filibustered a similar abortion ban. South Carolina's governor signed a bill into law that would ban most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

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  • ‘Intolerable:’ Florence doctor among five statewide challenging South Carolina abortion ban in federal court
    Five South Carolina physicians want a federal judge to let them continue performing abortions in certain situations beyond the state’s current nine-week threshold. Among those suing is Jessica ...
    01/11/2025 - 5:41 am | View Link
  • Doctors challenge SC abortion ban in federal court, claiming it’s religious discrimination
    Exceptions in South Carolina’s abortion ban are too vague and infringe on physicians’ religious beliefs, a group of doctors is claiming in a federal lawsuit. Under the state’s so-called “fetal ...
    01/10/2025 - 8:43 am | View Link
  • South Carolina abortion providers file religious liberty lawsuit to overturn ban
    Five doctors in South Carolina have sued in federal district court against the state’s six-week limit on abortion, arguing that the abortion prohibition infringes upon their religious liberty. Allison ...
    01/10/2025 - 3:41 am | View Link
  • South Carolina Physicians Challenge Abortion Ban Under Religious Freedom Claims
    "The abortion ban violates the fundamental right to practice one’s faith, forcing plaintiffs to choose between observing their religious duties but risking imprisonment and professional discipline or ...
    01/10/2025 - 2:42 am | View Link
  • South Carolina Republicans Set To Reintroduce Bill Allowing Death Penalty For Abortions
    South Carolina currently has a six-week abortion ban in effect ... Taken together, this could mean anyone aborting a pregnancy in the state would face life in prison or execution.
    12/13/2024 - 2:19 am | View Link
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