The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled the state can keep banning abortions around six weeks after conception by agreeing with the earliest interpretation offered of when a heartbeat starts.

South Carolina’s Supreme Court upheld the state’s ‘fetal heartbeat’ law in a Wednesday ruling. Justices ruled that the state can continue to ban abortion starting at six weeks of gestation,

South Carolina's Supreme Court upheld the state's six-week abortion ban, citing legislative intent and rejecting challenges over vague medical definitions.