A judge halts South Carolina's new abortion law pending state Supreme Court review
A judge put South Carolina's new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy on hold until the state Supreme Court can review the measure.
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A judge put South Carolina's new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy on hold until the state Supreme Court can review the measure.
A judge put South Carolina's new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy on hold until the state Supreme Court can review the measure.
The ruling by Judge Clifton Newman came just about 24 hours after Governor Henry McMaster signed the bill. The decision means South Carolina reverts back to a ban at about 20 weeks after fertilization.
The ruling came just about 24 hours after Gov. Henry McMaster signed the bill.
The ruling by Judge Clifton Newman came just about 24 hours after Gov. Henry McMaster signed the bill.