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The South Carolina Supreme Court struck down the state’s 6-week abortion ban in 3-2 vote Thursday. In its conclusion, the court said the ban violates the constitutional right to privacy.The majority opinion was written by Justice Kaye Hearn, the only woman on South Carolina’s five-person Supreme Court bench. While the Legislature …

A federal appeals court judge ruled Wednesday afternoon that Georgia’s heartbeat abortion law is allowed to take effect and vacated a stay in place, allowing the law to take effect immediately. The move comes weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Wednesday’s ruling said abortions after about …

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune April 19, 2022 Former Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis, best known for her 13-hour filibuster of a 2013 abortion bill, has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Texas’ recent abortion law. The suit claims the law is “blatantly unconstitutional” and written to “make a mockery …

Shefali Luthra Originally published by The 19th Editor’s note: This article has been updated throughout. Idaho has become the second state to ban abortion after six weeks, with Gov. Brad Little signing the bill known as Senate Bill 1309 on Wednesday. The law will take effect in 30 days. Planned …

Shefali Luthra Originally published by The 19th The Supreme Court declined a request to hasten the appeals process for a lawsuit that could block Texas’ six-week abortion ban. The decision means that the Texas abortion ban, known as Senate Bill 8, will stay in effect indefinitely. The request came from …