When does a heartbeat start? South Carolina Supreme Court again takes up abortion issue
Lawyers for South Carolina and Planned Parenthood are returning to the state’s highest court to argue how restrictive the state's abortion ban should be.
Culture war issue of when women can get an abortion argued in S.C. Supreme Court
The weighty issue of abortion restrictions was back before the S.C. Supreme Court on Wednesday, with one lawyer referring to it as a “hot-button political case.”
South Carolina Justices Seek Clarity on 'Heartbeat' Ban Terms
South Carolina justices closely questioned attorneys over whether a “heartbeat” ban prohibits abortions at six weeks’ gestation or whether it draws the line at nine weeks.
SC Supreme Court meets to hear arguments about abortion
South Carolina's top court heard Planned Parenthood's challenge to the fetal heartbeat law on Wednesday, which makes it illegal for a woman to have an abortion after the fetal heartbeat is heard.
South Carolina Supreme Court hears arguments on abortion law
On Wednesday morning, the S.C. Supreme Court heard arguments in a challenge brought by Planned Parenthood against South Carolina’s “fetal heartbeat law.”
South Carolina Supreme Court hears challenge to state's six-week abortion ban
Justices expected to rule on lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood that contends the state's fetal heartbeat protection act's six-week limit is vague
Court battle renews over SC 'heartbeat' abortion ban as opponents debate science
Whether a fetal heartbeat can be detected at six weeks or only later is the question before the South Carolina Supreme Court ...
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Playing classical music can smooth variations in fetal heart rates, researchers find
and the National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chávez studied the effect of classical music on a fetal heartbeat. The ...
Planned Parenthood challenges SC's six-week heartbeat abortion law
Arguments will be heard in the South Carolina Supreme Court on the point in pregnancy at which an abortion becomes illegal.