Federal Judge Blocks South Carolina Abortion Ban

[kpete]

A federal judge temporarily blocked South Carolina’s new “fetal heartbeat” abortion ban Friday, a day after Gov. Henry McMaster signed the state’s restrictive new abortion bill into law in front of a crowd of enthusiastic supporters at the State House.

South Carolina’s new law — passed by Republican majorities in the S.C. House and Senate — bans most abortions after six weeks, when the law’s supporters say a heartbeat can be detected in the developing fetus. The law also also criminalizes most abortions after six weeks and provides for a two-year maximum prison sentence for any doctor who performs an illegal abortion.

https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article249366180.html

[Deuxcents]

1. Good

Was waiting on this.. with all that needs attention, it’s women’s health choices that matter most.

[WarGamer]

2. Anti-choicers have been hoping for this...

the "perfect" case to take to the SCOTUS.

We're about to see how Handmaiden, Perfect Hair, Kegerator, Sleepy and Spineless vote on abortion...

[Shermann]

3. Woohoo!! SC makes the national news for all the wrong reasons again. nt

[edhopper]

4. I worry

that this Supreme Court will uphold it.