A court put a temporary halt to South Carolina's six-week abortion ban approximately 24 hours after Gov. Henry McMaster (R-SC) signed the bill into law.
Until the law goes to the state Supreme Court for review, the prior 20-week limit on abortion in the state will remain in effect, following a ruling Friday by Judge Clifton Newman.
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Planned Parenthood South Atlantic in South Carolina, on behalf of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Greenville, South Carolina, argued that the law constitutes a violation of the right to equal protection, privacy, and substantive due process by denying access to abortion procedures.
“Today the court has granted our patients a welcome reprieve from this dangerous abortion ban,” said Jenny Black, the CEO of Planned Parenthood SASC. “Our doors remain open, and we are here to provide compassionate and judgment-free health care to all South Carolinians."
We will continue fighting to protect the lives of the unborn in South Carolina and the constitutional law that protects them. I hope that the Supreme Court will take this matter up without delay. https://t.co/2y2KPrtnUw
— Gov. Henry McMaster (@henrymcmaster) May 26, 2023
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McMaster tweeted that his office “will continue fighting to protect the lives of the unborn in South Carolina and the constitutional law that protects them."
"I hope that the Supreme Court will take this matter up without delay,” South Carolina's governor said.