South Carolina Judges’ Abortion Ruling Defy the People

Columbia, S.C. — On January 5, the South Carolina supreme court, in a 3–2 decision, overturned the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act, generally abbreviated as the Fetal Heartbeat Act. The elephant in the room is the unborn baby: especially black babies, who are aborted at an alarmingly disproportionate rate.

Signed into law by Governor Henry McMaster in early February 2021, the act, which protected most unborn children from the time a heartbeat can be detected, was immediately enjoined in U.S. District Court upon the petition of Planned Parenthood. No surprise there. Roe was still in force.

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Holly Gatling

Holly Gatling is executive director of South Carolina Citizens for Life.

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Columbia, S.C. — On January 5, the South Carolina supreme court, in a 3–2 decision, overturned the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act, generally abbreviated as the Fetal Heartbeat Act. The elephant in the room is the unborn baby: especially black babies, who are aborted at an alarmingly disproportionate rate.

Signed into law by Governor Henry McMaster in early February 2021, the act, which protected most unborn children from the time a heartbeat can be detected, was immediately enjoined in U.S. District Court upon the petition of Planned Parenthood. No surprise there. Roe was still in force.