South Carolina Supreme Court rules fetal heartbeat law 'unconstitutional' - 1010 WCSI

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Planned Parenthood will keep working day by day and state by state to safeguard that right for all people, and we won't stop until everyone can access the essential health care they need and deserve," she added.
45% : While this right is not absolute and must be balanced against the State's interest in protecting unborn life, this Act, which severely limits-and in many instances completely forecloses-abortion, is an unreasonable restriction upon a woman's right to privacy, and is therefore unconstitutional."
45% : "Reproductive health care, including abortion, is a fundamental right that should never be subject to the whims of power-hungry politicians.
45% : CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP South Carolina law currently bans abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
35% : The act was signed into law by Gov. Henry McMaster in 2021 and prohibited abortion once a fetus' heartbeat can be detected, which usually occurs around six weeks of pregnancy.

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