‘An emergency situation’: Six-week abortion ban soon to be law, but faces legal challenge

Advertisement   ‘An emergency situation’: Six-week abortion ban soon to be law, but faces legal challenge Republicans say state is an abortion destination, Planned Parenthood vows to file lawsuit Share Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! Updated: 7:32 PM EDT May 24, 2023 Taggart Houck Reporter ‘An emergency situation’: Six-week abortion ban soon to be law, but faces legal challenge Republicans say state is an abortion destination, Planned Parenthood vows to file lawsuit Share Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! Updated: 7:32 PM EDT May 24, 2023 Hide Transcript Show Transcript SOUP KITCHEN. MY FIRST TONIGHT, A SIX WEEK ABORTION BAN SET TO SOON BECOME LAW AGAIN IN SOUTH CAROLINA. THE STATE SENATE VOTING LAST NIGHT TO SEND THE BILL TO GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER DESK. GOVERNOR MCMASTER SAYS HE LOOKS FORWARD TO SIGNING THE BILL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SAYING THE STATE IS, QUOTE, ONE STEP CLOSER TO PROTECTING INNOCENT LIVES. THE BILL WILL SOON FACE A CHALLENGING COURT. PLANNED PARENTHOOD SAID IT WILL FILE A LAWSUIT. OUR TAGGART HOUCK IS FOLLOWING THIS AND HE JOINS US IN STUDIO WITH THE LATEST. HEY, CAROL. YEAH, GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER SIGNED A SIX WEEK BAN INTO LAW BACK IN 2021. THE COURT STRUCK THAT DOWN IN JANUARY. BUT LAWMAKERS BELIEVE THIS VERSION WILL HOLD. A SIX WEEK BAN ON ABORTION IS ON ITS WAY TO THE GOVERNOR’S DESK. IT INCLUDES EXCEPTIONS FOR DEADLY FETAL ANOMALIES, THE MOTHER’S LIFE AND RAPE AND INCEST UP TO 12 WEEKS AND COMES AS SURROUNDING STATES HAVE IMPLEMENTED RESTRICTIONS. REPUBLICANS ARGUE THE STATE IS BECOMING AN ABORTION DESTINATION, CITING A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN OUT-OF-STATE PROCEDURES. IT WAS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AS FAR AS WAS CONCERNED. PLANNED PARENTHOOD SAID THE BILL IS DEVASTATING, THAT MOST WOMEN DON’T EVEN KNOW THEY’RE PREGNANT BY SIX WEEKS. I KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE APPOINTMENTS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE WONDERING WHAT DO I DO? BECAUSE I’VE HEARD FROM MANY OF THEM. AND I WOULD SAY, HOLD TIGHT. WE’RE GOING TO DO OUR BEST TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CARE AND WE WILL CERTAINLY LET EVERYONE KNOW JUST AS SOON AS WE HAVE SOME ANSWERS. THE ORGANIZATION WILL CHALLENGE THE BAN IN COURT WHERE IT WAS SUCCESSFUL IN 2021, BUT THE MAKEUP OF THE STATE SUPREME COURT HAS CHANGED. THE SOLE FEMALE JUSTICE WHO HELPED OVERTURN THE LAW HAS SINCE RETIRED. SO I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT ALL THAT PLANNED PARENTHOOD IS GOING TO DO HERE IS SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON LAWYERS, AND I GUESS THE LAW FIRM WOULD BE HAPPY THEY GOT THE CONTRACT, BUT THEY’RE GOING TO LOSE AND WHILE IT DOES NOT PENALIZE WOMEN, DOCTORS COULD FACE UP TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON. IT IS NOT YET CLEAR WHEN GOVERNOR MCMASTER WILL SIGN IT. BUT AS YOU HEARD BEFORE THAT HE GET LOCAL BREAKING NEWS ALERTS The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Your Email AddressSubmit Privacy Notice Advertisement ‘An emergency situation’: Six-week abortion ban soon to be law, but faces legal challenge Republicans say state is an abortion destination, Planned Parenthood vows to file lawsuit Share Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! Updated: 7:32 PM EDT May 24, 2023 Taggart Houck Reporter A six-week abortion ban is on its way to the governor’s desk after the Senate approved the measure Tuesday evening. It includes exceptions for fatal fetal anomalies, the mother’s life and rape and incest up to 12 weeks. It comes after neighboring states have implemented restrictions of their own. Republicans argue that as a result, South Carolina is becoming an abortion destination citing a sharp increase in out-of-state procedures. “It was an emergency situation as far as I was concerned,” said state Sen. Josh Kimbrell, who represents Spartanburg County. Planned Parenthood said the bill is devastating and that most women don’t even know they’re pregnant by six weeks. “I know there are people, that have appointments right now that are wondering, ‘What do I do? Because I’ve heard from many of them, and I would say hold tight, we’re going to do our best to continue to provide care and we will certainly let everyone know just as soon as we have some answers,” said Vicki Ringer, director of public affairs in South Carolina for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic. The organization will challenge the ban in court, where it was successful in 2021 after Gov. Henry McMaster signed the Heartbeat Bill into law. But the makeup of the South Carolina Supreme Court has changed. The sole female justice — who helped overturn the law — has since retired. “I feel confident that all Planned Parenthood is going to do here is spend a lot of money on lawyers and I guess the law firm will be happy they got the contract but they’re going to lose,” Kimbrell said. Planned Parenthood encouraged women to be engaged in the political process. “This is a lesson to women that elections have consequences,” Ringer said. “They will have to start voting for people who will respect their rights and their own personal decisions and to date, women just haven’t voted that way.” Kimbrell said he is hopeful the court will side with lawmakers, but shared a warning if not. “I can’t speak for the entire Senate, but if the Supreme Court now becomes judicially active again and tries to insert themselves into a policy decision again, I’m going to be calling for impeachment of some justices. I’m going to call for some legislative reform to the judicial selection process. I respect the Supreme Court. I respect the Judiciary, but they need to respect the legislature,” Kimbrell said. COLUMBIA, S.C. — A six-week abortion ban is on its way to the governor’s desk after the Senate approved the measure Tuesday evening. It includes exceptions for fatal fetal anomalies, the mother’s life and rape and incest up to 12 weeks. Advertisement It comes after neighboring states have implemented restrictions of their own. Republicans argue that as a result, South Carolina is becoming an abortion destination citing a sharp increase in out-of-state procedures. “It was an emergency situation as far as I was concerned,” said state Sen. Josh Kimbrell, who represents Spartanburg County. Planned Parenthood said the bill is devastating and that most women don’t even know they’re pregnant by six weeks. “I know there are people, that have appointments right now that are wondering, ‘What do I do? Because I’ve heard from many of them, and I would say hold tight, we’re going to do our best to continue to provide care and we will certainly let everyone know just as soon as we have some answers,” said Vicki Ringer, director of public affairs in South Carolina for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic. The organization will challenge the ban in court, where it was successful in 2021 after Gov. Henry McMaster signed the Heartbeat Bill into law. But the makeup of the South Carolina Supreme Court has changed. The sole female justice — who helped overturn the law — has since retired. “I feel confident that all Planned Parenthood is going to do here is spend a lot of money on lawyers and I guess the law firm will be happy they got the contract but they’re going to lose,” Kimbrell said. Planned Parenthood encouraged women to be engaged in the political process. “This is a lesson to women that elections have consequences,” Ringer said. “They will have to start voting for people who will respect their rights and their own personal decisions and to date, women just haven’t voted that way.” Kimbrell said he is hopeful the court will side with lawmakers, but shared a warning if not. “I can’t speak for the entire Senate, but if the Supreme Court now becomes judicially active again and tries to insert themselves into a policy decision again, I’m going to be calling for impeachment of some justices. I’m going to call for some legislative reform to the judicial selection process. I respect the Supreme Court. I respect the Judiciary, but they need to respect the legislature,” Kimbrell said. 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