It took the men eight weeks to write the decision, which is much longer than patients will now have to access abortion after figuring out they're pregnant.
“The legislature explained it had placed weight on the fact that a woman could learn of her pregnancy within seven to fourteen days of conception and would have several weeks after that to make her decision and have an abortion if she so chose,” Justice John Kittridge wrote in approving the law. Never mind that “conception” is a nebulous, vaguely religious concept used only by Republicans.
Dr. Katherine Farris, chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, said patients are facing massive roadblocks now. “I do not need to imagine the harm this will cause patients. We’ve already lived through this,” Farris told reporters. “Hundreds of people were forced to travel 100s of miles [for care].”South Carolina has been, until now, a critical state for abortion access in the South.
The state Supreme Court accepted this new version. Kittridge wrote that it’s “apparent” that the anti-abortion legislators “carefully crafted” this new version—to skirt privacy rights in constitution. Bravo!Kittridge’s opinion offers a rosy version of the reproductive cycle. Dr. Jamila Perritt, an abortion provider and president of Physicians for Reproductive Health, pointed out how a six-week abortion ban actually functions.
Humphreville, the Planned Parenthood attorney, said the legal team is exploring options for next steps. Unlike other states, South Carolina does not allow citizen-brought ballot initiatives or referenda. Pro-abortion initiatives have seenStart the discussion
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