Holding: South Carolina's 2023 Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act bans most abortions after cardiac activity is detectable by ultrasound, which generally occurs around six weeks of pregnancy.
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Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v. State (882 S.E.2d 770) is a Free Exercise case decided by the State Appellate Court in 2023. The court held that south Carolina's 2023 Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act bans most abortions after cardiac activity is detectable by ultrasound, which generally occurs around six weeks of pregnancy.