South Carolina's six-week abortion ban faces legal challenge due to differing heartbeat definitions.
South Carolina's six-week abortion ban faces legal challenge over differing heartbeat definitions. Circuit Judge Daniel Coble is considering Planned Parenthood's request to block the law until courts can decide on the conflicting definitions of fetal heartbeat in the legislation. The state Supreme Court previously noted two possible definitions of "fetal heartbeat" in their August ruling upholding the ban, but left the question for future legal battles.
May 02, 2024
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