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A judge has put a temporary halt to South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy until the state Supreme Court can review the measure. The
Judge Clifton Newman's ruling that put the state’s abortion law back at roughly 20 weeks came about 24 hours after Gov. Henry McMaster signed the bill into law without any notice.
If it goes back into effect, the ban would block abortion before many people even know they’re pregnant.
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Gov. Henry McMaster was joined by members of the General Assembly and members of the pro-life community to sign the new abortion law.
A judge put a temporary halt to South Carolina's new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy until the state Supreme Court can review the case.