The South Carolina Supreme Court has upheld the pro-life heartbeat bill, ruling that it does not violate the state constitution:

Here’s more via the Post and Courier:

The state Supreme Court has upheld South Carolina’s six-week abortion ban, declaring it constitutional just eight months after tossing the last one.

The justices’ split ruling lifts the suspension in place since shortly after Gov. Henry McMaster signed it May.

Only Chief Justice Don Beatty disagreed. Justice John Few, who called the last law unconstitutional, flipped his vote, though he wrote a separate opinion on why. Concurring with Kittredge was Justice George James and the newest justice, Gary Hill, who the Legislature put on the bench after the ruling that struck a nearly identical ban.

Gov. Henry McMaster was quick to praise the decision.

“The Supreme Court’s ruling marks a historic moment in our state’s history and is the culmination of years of hard work and determination by so many in our state to ensure that the sanctity of life is protected,” McMaster said in a statement that came out moments before the ruling posted. “With this victory, we protect the lives of countless unborn children.”

What a great day for the state of South Carolina. Life is now protected in the womb from six weeks on and that’s the most we’ve seen in any state. I would love to see abortion outlawed completely, but this is a huge step in the right direction.