Governor Henry McMaster today released the following statement in response to the South Carolina Supreme Court’s ruling that the state’s Fetal Heartbeat Act, which banned abortions at six weeks into a pregnancy, is unconstitutional:
“Our State Supreme Court has found a right in our Constitution which was never intended by the people of South Carolina. With this opinion, the Court has clearly exceeded its authority. The people have spoken through their elected representatives multiple times on this issue. I look forward to working with the General Assembly to correct this error.”
