<span>COLUMBIA, S.C. -- </span>South Carolina’s new all-male Supreme Court reversed course on abortion on Wednesday, upholding a ban on most such procedures after just weeks of pregnancy. 

The 4-1 ruling departs from the court’s own decision earlier this year to strike down a similar law. 

The continued erosion of legal abortion access across the U.S. South comes after Republican state lawmakers replaced the lone female on the court, Justice Kaye Hearn. 

South Carolina's new all-male Supreme Court has reversed course on abortion, upholding a ban on most such procedures after just weeks of pregnancy{ai:summary}<p>South Carolina's all-male Supreme Court upholds ban on most abortions early in pregnancy, changing its previous decision. The erosion of abortion rights in the U.S South continues. #politics</p>

South Carolina's new all-male highest court reverses course on abortion, upholding strict 6-week ban

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