South Carolina governor signs abortion ban

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, a Republican, has signed a measure that largely prohibits performing abortions if the unborn child’s fetal heartbeat has been detected.

The measure stipulates that abortions could be permitted to guard the mom’s life and well being or if there’s a “deadly fetal anomaly.” Abortions would even be permitted if the being pregnant resulted from rape or incest and the probably gestational age of the kid shouldn’t be larger than 12 weeks.

“With my signature, the Fetal Heartbeat and Safety from Abortion Act is now legislation and can start saving the lives of unborn kids instantly,” McMaster mentioned, in accordance with a press release. “This can be a nice day for all times in South Carolina, however the struggle shouldn’t be over. We stand able to defend this laws towards any challenges and are assured we are going to succeed. The suitable to life have to be preserved, and we are going to do every part we will to guard it.”

The state Supreme Court docket had struck down a previous abortion ban earlier this 12 months.

And now the newly authorised pro-life legislation is dealing with a authorized problem.

“As we speak, Deliberate Parenthood South Atlantic, Greenville Girls’s Clinic, and two physician-plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in state courtroom looking for to dam Senate Invoice 474, South Carolina’s newly-enacted ban on abortion after roughly six weeks of being pregnant,” in accordance a Deliberate Parenthood press release. “As we speak’s problem comes simply over 4 months after the South Carolina Supreme Court docket completely struck down a virtually an identical legislation, ruling that it violated the state structure.”

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