South Carolina Governor Signs Controversial Fetal Heartbeat Abortion Bill into Law

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has signed the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection From Abortion Act bill into law, which bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, typically around six weeks. Planned Parenthood has promised to immediately file a lawsuit challenging the law in state court, as their previous challenge to South Carolina's former six-week ban resulted in the state Supreme Court ruling it violated the state constitutional right to privacy. The law is effective immediately.