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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Ava Sasani and agencies

South Carolina’s all-male highest court upholds six-week abortion ban

Demonstrators and lawmakers rally for abortion rights in the South Carolina statehouse in May.
Demonstrators and lawmakers rally for abortion rights in the South Carolina statehouse in May. Photograph: Sean Rayford/Sopa Images/Shutterstock

South Carolina’s new all-male highest court on Wednesday reversed course on abortion rights, upholding the state’s strict six-week ban on the procedure.

The panel overrode an earlier decision in which the court decided a similar restriction was unconstitutional.

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