{"id":2010394,"date":"2023-08-24T04:00:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T08:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-carolina-supreme-court-upholds-revised-abortion-heartbeat-bill-after-blocking-2021-version\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T04:01:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T08:01:38","slug":"south-carolina-supreme-court-upholds-revised-abortion-heartbeat-bill-after-blocking-2021-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-carolina-supreme-court-upholds-revised-abortion-heartbeat-bill-after-blocking-2021-version\/","title":{"rendered":"SC Supreme Court upholds revised abortion heartbeat bill, blocks 2021 version."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsouth-carolina-supreme-court-upholds-revised-abortion-heartbeat-bill-after-blocking-2021-version%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2010394&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Ban<\/h2>\n<p>The South Carolina Supreme Court \u2062has made a significant decision regarding the state&#8217;s abortion laws. In a 4-1 ruling, the court upheld a revised version of \u200ba law that bans abortions if a heartbeat can be detected.\u2062 This comes after the court had previously objected to an earlier version of the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The law in question, known as the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion\u200c Act, \u200dwas passed by the Republican-majority state legislature this year. It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-breyers-final-a-few-months-on-scotus-dominated-by-abortion-and-guns-cases\/\" title=\"Justice Breyer\u2019s Final A few months on SCOTUS Dominated by Abortion and Guns Cases\">prohibits abortion procedures<\/a> when the heartbeat of the developing baby can be\u2062 detected. The court&#8217;s decision comes after it had \u2063blocked a previous version\u2062 of the law in 2021, siding with Planned Parenthood and \u200bother abortion providers who challenged it.<\/p>\n<h3>Changes in the Court&#8217;s Composition<\/h3>\n<p>The Supreme Court&#8217;s latest decision is notable due to a change in its composition. Justice Kaye Hearn, who had ruled against the 2021 bill, retired\u200d on December 31, 2022,\u2062 having reached the court&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-carolina-supreme-court-upholds-revised-abortion-heartbeat-bill-after-blocking-2021-version\/\" title=\"SC Supreme Court upholds revised abortion heartbeat bill, blocks 2021 version.\">mandatory\u200b retirement \u200cage<\/a>. Justice David Garrison Hill was chosen to replace her and \u200bruled in favor of the 2023 version of the abortion heartbeat \u200bbill.<\/p>\n<p>Justice John Cannon Few, who had previously ruled against \u2064the 2021 version, also ruled in \u2063favor of the 2023 version. In his original decision, Justice Few argued that there is no constitutional right to an abortion in South Carolina&#8217;s state constitution but expressed concerns\u200c about the specific \u200ccrafting of the \u200b2021 law.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u2063in the recent ruling, Justice Few stated that he believed the \u2062South Carolina General Assembly \u2063had made sufficient revisions to the legislation between the 2021 and 2023 versions of the abortion heartbeat bill.<\/p>\n<h2>South\u2064 Carolina Governor Welcomes the Ruling<\/h2>\n<p>Republican South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster celebrated the court&#8217;s decision to uphold the new abortion law. In a statement, he expressed his satisfaction with the ruling, stating that it\u200b marks a historic\u200c moment for the state and reaffirms South Carolina&#8217;s position as one of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/idaho-governor-signs-bill-banning-abortions-after-fetal-heartbeat-can-be-detected\/\" title=\"Idaho Governor Signs Bill Banning Abortions After Fetal Heartbeat Can Be Detected\">pro-life states<\/a> in America.<\/p>\n<p>Governor McMaster has been in office since 2017 \u2063and voted in favor of both\u2062 the 2021 and 2023 versions of the abortion\u200d heartbeat bill.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Not the End of Our Fight&#8217;: Planned \u2062Parenthood<\/h2>\n<p>Planned Parenthood, a\u200c prominent\u200b opponent of\u2062 the South Carolina abortion legislation, expressed disappointment with the court&#8217;s decision. They argue that the law will force healthcare\u2064 providers to turn away patients who need an abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy, \u2063before many people even know they are pregnant.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/michigan-gov-whitmer-promotes-abortion-access-in-effort-to-rebuild-state-population-5479453\">Michigan Gov. Whitmer Promotes Abortion Access in Effort to Rebuild State Population<\/a> &#8211; 8\/23\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/indiana-supreme-court-upholds-states-near-total-abortion-ban-5478374\">Indiana Supreme Court Upholds \u200dState\u2019s Near-Total Abortion Ban<\/a> &#8211; 8\/22\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>South Carolina is not the only state \u2062where new abortion legislation has\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-blocks-biden-vaccine-mandate-for-businesses-with-100-employees\/\" title=\"Supreme Court blocks Biden vaccine mandate for businesses with 100+ employees\">faced legal challenges<\/a>. Other Republican-controlled states, such as North Carolina, Indiana, Iowa, and Texas, have also seen their abortion restrictions tested in court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South Carolina Supreme Court has upheld a revised state law banning abortions if a heartbeat is detected. 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