Judge delays decision on injunction against SC abortion law, law is still temporarily blocked
Judge delays decision on injunction against SC abortion law, law is still temporarily blocked By Adam Mintzer | March 8, 2021 at 8:01 PM EST - Updated March 9 at 7:20 AM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A federal judge said she will rule soon on whether to impose an injunction to block a newly passed law designed to ban most abortions in South Carolina.
Judge Mary Geiger Lewis held a hearing at 2 p.m. Monday to hear arguments over whether an injunction was necessary.
But she said she first wants to decide whether Gov. Henry McMaster and State House Speaker Jay Lucas will be able to intervene or allowed to join the legal fight.
New SC abortion law remains on hold under judge s order
MEG KINNARD, Associated Press
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) A new South Carolina law banning abortions will stay on hold following a judge s order on Friday to extend a temporary restraining order.
U.S. District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis extension runs through March 19. Her original order, issued last month, had been set to expire at midnight on Friday. On Monday, Lewis is set to preside over a hearing on Planned Parenthood’s request for an injunction halting the law altogether while a lawsuit seeking to overturn it is resolved.
Lewis initially suspended the “ South Carolina Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act ” on its second day in effect, following a lawsuit from Planned Parenthood. The measure requires doctors to perform ultrasounds to check for a heartbeat in the fetus, which can typically be detected about six weeks after conception. If one is detected, the abortion can only be performed
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