South Carolina's All-Male Supreme Court Reverses Earlier Decision, Upholds Six-Week Abortion Ban

South Carolina's all-male Supreme Court upheld a ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, reversing a previous ruling that struck down a similar law.
The 4-1 decision came after Republican lawmakers replaced the court's only female justice with a male justice.
The ban prohibits abortion after fetal cardiac activity is detected, usually around six weeks, with limited exceptions.
Abortion providers have halted services for patients more than six weeks pregnant, severely restricting access in the state.
The ruling makes South Carolina one of over a dozen states that have banned abortions in most cases since Roe v. Wade was overturned.