South Carolina, abortion

‘Intolerable:’ Florence doctor among five statewide challenging South Carolina abortion ban in federal court
Five South Carolina physicians want a federal judge to let them continue performing abortions in certain situations beyond the state’s current nine-week threshold. Among those suing is Jessica Tarleton,
Doctors sue over South Carolina’s abortion law
South Carolina’s abortion law, which was signed into effect in 2023, criminalizes abortions once a fetal heartbeat has been detected. Under the law, physicians who perform an abortion face also criminal consequences. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson hosted a news conference Monday morning to discuss an annual report on human trafficking.
South Carolina abortion providers file religious liberty lawsuit to overturn ban
Five doctors in South Carolina have sued in federal district court against the state’s six-week limit on abortion, arguing that the abortion prohibition infringes upon their religious liberty. Allison Zimmer,
Doctors challenge SC abortion ban in federal court, claiming it’s religious discrimination
Exceptions in South Carolina’s abortion ban are too vague and infringe on physicians’ religious beliefs, a group of doctors is claiming in a federal lawsuit. Under the state’s so-called “fetal heartbeat” law passed in 2023,
South Carolina Physicians Challenge Abortion Ban Under Religious Freedom Claims
"The abortion ban violates the fundamental right to practice one’s faith, forcing plaintiffs to choose between observing their religious duties but risking imprisonment and professional discipline or reneging on their religious obligations but preserving their freedom and livelihood,
Catholic doctors sue Biden administration over emergency abortions
The Catholic Medical Association filed suit in federal court Friday challenging the Biden administration’s use of emergency medicine statutes to circumvent state-level restrictions on abortion. The case marks the most recent challenge against the Biden administration’s interpretation of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act,
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Proposed bill in South Carolina could punish women with murder charge for abortion
WE’RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT ABORTION IS COMPLETELY OUTLAWED IN SOUTH CAROLINA. SO HOW WOULD THE BILL WORK? IT DEFINES LIFE AS BEGINNING AT CONCEPTION, AND IT PROTECTS EVERY UNBORN CHILD FROM ...
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RFK Jr. faces a complicated confirmation with some opposition on both sides of the aisle
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s views on vaccines and abortion rights are raising alarms across the political spectrum, as he's one ...
Supreme Court's Latest Abortion Case May Have 'Ripple Effect' for Patients
The Supreme Court agreed to take a case about whether South Carolina can block Planned Parenthood from state Medicaid funds.
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Women who get abortions could be charged with murder under proposed South Carolina bill
WE’RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT ABORTION IS COMPLETELY OUTLAWED IN SOUTH CAROLINA. SO HOW WOULD THE BILL WORK? IT DEFINES LIFE AS BEGINNING AT CONCEPTION, AND IT PROTECTS EVERY UNBORN CHILD FROM ...
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South Carolina bill reignites debate by proposing homicide charges for abortion
Abortion is expected to be a major topic of debate in this year’s South Carolina legislative session. One bill, re-introduced this year, would allow women who receive abortions to be charged ...
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Abortion pills: Where are they legal and illegal?
Abortions done via medication, also called chemical abortions, currently account for about half of the abortions that are ...
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Abortion, Ignorance, and Hypocrisy: What This Year Is Already Serving
We are less than ten days into the new year and a little more than ten days out from the new Trump Administration. In my last ...
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US Abortion Restrictions Nationwide - Live Tracking
Nineteen states have imposed abortion bans or restrictions. Legal challenges and state protections continue post-Roe v. Wade.