South Carolina abortion appellate hearing moved to January

by Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

Fri, November 26th 2021, 5:30 PM UTC

{p}South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed S.1, known as the "Fetal Heartbeat Bill," into law on Thursday afternoon, but it is already facing legal challenges. (WACH){/p}

Appellate arguments over a lawsuit challenging South Carolina’s abortion law have been pushed into the new year. (Photo: Getty Images)

Opponents of a bill banning abortions in South Carolina after a fetal heartbeat is detected wore similar buttons at a state Senate subcommittee public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, in Columbia, South Carolina. (AP Photo / Jeffrey Collins)

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South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed S.1, known as the "Fetal Heartbeat Bill," into law on Thursday afternoon, but it is already facing legal challenges. (WACH)

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