State Supreme Court rules in latest abortion ban lawsuit

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Planned Parenthood argued heartbeat activity is not detectable until nine weeks of pregnancy, the state maintains it is detectable after six weeks.
50% : The state supreme court ultimately ruled in favor of Planned Parenthood, prompting state lawmakers to revise the 2021 law, but using the same definition of "fetal heartbeat" they used in the original law.
45% : In 2021, the South Carolina General Assembly passed the Fetal Heartbeat Protection from Abortion Act, which would ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
44% : "The extreme ban on most abortions is endangering the lives of pregnant South Carolinians and driving medical care providers away from our state.
44% : " Timeline of lawsuits Wednesday's decision is the latest in a long string of lawsuits by Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers to combat abortion bans enacted by the state legislature.
42% : When the Supreme Court issued a decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization which overturned Roe v Wade, the 2021 act became state law, and Planned Parenthood sued the state, arguing the law violated patients' constitutional right to privacy.
40% : Planned Parenthood sued again and a circuit court ruled the law was still unconstitutional, but in a 2023 decision the state supreme court reversed that decision.

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