Temporary Halt on South Carolina's Six-Week Abortion Ban

A judge has temporarily halted the implementation of a law that would have banned most abortions in South Carolina. The bill, known as the "Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act", outlaws abortions at around six weeks of pregnancy, before most women know they are pregnant. The majority of southern US states have curtailed abortion rights since the Supreme Court overturned the nationwide right to abortion last year. South Carolina's Republican Governor, Henry McMaster, has filed an emergency motion requesting that the state Supreme Court expedite the case.