Judge grants injunction, allows abortions to resume in South Carolina
A judge granted an injunction on a six-week abortion ban, allowing abortions to resume in South Carolina. A South Carolina judge has granted abortion providers' request to block a newly enacted six-week abortion ban while a legal challenge proceeds, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic confirmed to ABC News. Planned Parenthood, one of the providers involved in the lawsuit, celebrated the decision on Twitter. The ban was signed into law by Gov. Henry McMaster on Thursday after passing in the state Senate earlier this week. MORE: South Carolina 6-week abortion ban signed into law, providers file lawsuit The new ban prohibits all abortion s after fetal cardiac activity is detected, which generally occurs at six weeks of pregnancy, with limited exceptions. Anyone who violates the ban is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined $10,000, face prison time of up to two years or both. Physicians or medical providers found guilty of performing illegal abortions will also have thei...