COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA (WCBD) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is asking the state’s Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling on the state’s “fetal heartbeat” law.
South Carolina Supreme Court earlier this month voided state law Nearly all abortions were prohibited when cardiac activity was detected.
In its ruling, the court said the restrictions violated the state’s constitutional right to privacy.
Wilson used to Pledged to work with Gov. Henry McMaster and legislators I have filed a petition with the court to reconsider the judgment in an effort to find a new avenue.
“Today we filed a petition with the South Carolina Supreme Court to reconsider the Fetal Heart Rate Act ruling. We believe it is clear. The creators of our privacy clause did not think that this clause would create abortion rights.”
House Subcommittee met last week Discuss measures to reinstate abortion bans. The entire House Judiciary Committee must pass the bill before it reaches the House floor for a vote.
