South Carolina's Abortion Ban Upheld by U.S.'s All-Male State Supreme Court

South Carolina's all-male Supreme Court, which replaced the lone female justice, has upheld a ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. The 4-1 ruling contradicts the court's previous decision to strike down a similar law earlier this year. The new majority acknowledged that the law infringes on a woman's right to privacy and bodily autonomy but argued that the interest of the unborn child to live outweighs those concerns. Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, many GOP-controlled states have enacted or adopted abortion bans, leading to legal battles across the country.