South Carolina’s Supreme Court upheld a new law banning most abortions after roughly six weeks. The 4-1 decision is a reversal from when the court struck a similar law saying it violated the state constitution.
In January, Justice John Cannon Few declared unconstitutional the previous law — which was passed beforewas overturned — but said he was in favor of upholding the new ban the legislature passed this year.“I cannot say the abortion restrictions included in the 2023 Act are an unreasonable invasion of privacy,” he wrote in a separate concurring opinion Wednesday, noting that “the State’s interest in protecting the lives of unborn children is clearly articulated in the 2023 Act.
Opponents of the measure call the ban extreme, while GOP lawmakers — such as state Sen. A. Shane Massey, the Republican majority leader — expressed concern that the state was becoming a destination for women seeking abortions.the ban’s supporters of “voting for political reasons” ahead of next year’s elections, adding she didn’t believe the restrictions were what the people of South Carolina want.
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