South Carolina Governor Signs Controversial Fetal Heartbeat Abortion Bill into Law
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South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has signed the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection From Abortion Act bill into law, which bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, typically around six weeks. Planned Parenthood has promised to immediately file a lawsuit challenging the law in state court, as their previous challenge to South Carolina's former six-week ban resulted in the state Supreme Court ruling it violated the state constitutional right to privacy. The law is effective immediately.
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