Court in S.C. strikes abortion ban

Jan 06, 2023 View Original Article
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    6% Center

  • Reliability

    10% ReliablePoor

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    14% Positive

Bias Score Analysis

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"Plaed Parenthood will keep working day by day and state by state to safeguard that right for all people, Alexis McGill Johnson, president of Plaed Parenthood Federation of America, said in a statement after Thursday's ruling."
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8% Conservative
"Restrictions in other states are also facing challenges, some as a matter of religious freedom."
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-2% Liberal
"But since the U.S. high court's momentous decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, no state court until Thursday in South Carolina had ruled definitively whether a constitutional right to privacy -- a right not explicitly enumerated in the U.S. Constitution -- extends to abortion."
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-10% Liberal
"Plaed Parenthood attorneys representing the challengers have said the right to privacy encompasses abortion."
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-12% Liberal
"The state House and Senate failed to agree last summer on additional restrictions during a special session on abortion."
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-18% Liberal
"COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a ban on abortion after six weeks, ruling the restriction enacted by the Deep South state violates a state constitutional right to privacy."
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-28% Liberal
"McMaster, who is soon to be inaugurated to his final full term, indicated a new abortion measure will be a priority when the legislature reconvenes next week."
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12% Conservative
"With this opinion, the Court has clearly exceeded its authority, McMaster's statement said."
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2% Conservative
"The 3-2 decision comes nearly two years after Republican Gov. Henry McMaster signed the restriction into law."
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0% Conservative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% :"Planned Parenthood will keep working day by day and state by state to safeguard that right for all people," Alexis McGill Johnson, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said in a statement after Thursday's ruling.
49% : Restrictions in other states are also facing challenges, some as a matter of religious freedom.
45% : But since the U.S. high court's momentous decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, no state court until Thursday in South Carolina had ruled definitively whether a constitutional right to privacy -- a right not explicitly enumerated in the U.S. Constitution -- extends to abortion.
44% : Planned Parenthood attorneys representing the challengers have said the right to privacy encompasses abortion.
41% : The state House and Senate failed to agree last summer on additional restrictions during a special session on abortion.
36% : COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a ban on abortion after six weeks, ruling the restriction enacted by the Deep South state violates a state constitutional right to privacy.

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