Abortion Laws In South Carolina

In the first reversal of its kind, South Carolina's Supreme Court overturned a law banning abortion after six weeks on Thursday -- inflicting a major setback for abortion opponents in the conservative, southern state.

The South Carolina Legislature passed a bill on Tuesday prohibiting abortion after 19 weeks, becoming the 17th state to pass the restrictive ban.

In the first reversal of its kind, South Carolina's Supreme Court overturned a law banning abortion after six weeks on Thursday -- inflicting a major setback for abortion opponents in the conservative, southern state.

The South Carolina Legislature passed a bill on Tuesday prohibiting abortion after 19 weeks, becoming the 17th state to pass the restrictive ban.