The South Carolina Supreme Court has struck down a 6-week abortion ban, saying it violates a constitutional right to privacy and that six weeks is not a reasonable period of time for someone to know they are pregnant and take reasonable steps.
on Twitter that though the U.S. Supreme Court can’t reverse the South Carolina ruling because it’s based on state law, Justice Kaye Hearn, who wrote the lead opinion, is set to step down next month and the GOP-controlled Legislature gets to select her replacement, so the fight may not be over.
“The court’s decision means that our patients can continue to come to us, their trusted healthcare providers, to access abortion and other essential health services in South Carolina,” said Jenny Black, president and CEO, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic. “This is a monumental victory in the movement to protect legal abortion in the South.”
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