The South Carolina Supreme Court permanently blocked the state’s six-week abortion ban Thursday in a 3-2 ruling. The high court ruled the ban violated the state constitution’s right to privacy.
The ruling made national news, with The New York Times writing, it was “a major victory for abortion rights in the South, where the procedure is strictly limited.”
The justices based the majority decision on an explicit provision of the South Carolina constitution — something that the U.S. Constitution doesn’t have — that guarantees a personal right to privacy.
The Times added, “It is the first final ruling by a state Supreme Court on the state constitutionality of abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, which ended the right to abortion under the federal constitution that had been in force for half a century, and left the matter to the states.”
In other headlines:
Charleston airport looks to add new parking lot, expand terminal. Charleston International Airport may see some changes in the near future. Airport officials proposed a new overnight parking lot for passenger planes to make room for the coming terminal expansion.
Mount Pleasant to form new green commission. Mount Pleasant Mayor Will Haynie announced a citizen-lead green commission to keep the town beautiful and green. The commission will help conserve the greenspace in Mount Pleasant.
Shem Creek boat landing closing for renovations. The boat landing is scheduled to close Monday for renovations including repaving the boat landing parking lot, installing new stormwater structures and storm drain lines along with dredging under the floating dock.
New library at juvenile detention center holding book drive. Librarians at the new library in the Charleston County Juvenile Detention Center are looking to expand its collection with a book drive. Many of the books requested for the drive were requested by the teens.
S.C. Supreme Court hear electrocution, firing squad case. South Carolina Supreme Court justices grilled attorneys for four death row inmates over whether the newly established firing squad or electric chair violates the state constitution. The Supreme Court also questioned attorneys for the state prison agency over why it’s been unable to obtain drugs for lethal injection, a universally preferred method of execution.
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