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August 24, 2023

South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Ban, Reversing Previous Ruling
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South Carolina's Supreme Court has upheld the state's six-week abortion
ban, reversing its earlier decision that the ban was unconstitutional.
The reversal came after South Carolina lawmakers replaced the only woman
justice on the bench with a male judge following her retirement and
passed a new version of the ban. South Carolina is the only state to
have an all-male state supreme court. It previously allowed abortions
until 22 weeks of pregnancy. At least 22 states have banned or rolled
back abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade
last summer.


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