Ruling upholding a fetal heartbeat law hailed as a 'decisive victory' by anti-abortion leaders, while reproductive rights advocates called it 'cruel'

Justices issue a 27-page decision that rules against Planned Parenthood's challenge at what point a fetal heartbeat is detected

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