South Carolina’s abortion law, which was signed into effect in 2023, criminalizes abortions once a fetal heartbeat has been detected. Under the law, physicians who perform an abortion face also criminal consequences.

Five doctors in South Carolina have sued in federal district court against the state’s six-week limit on abortion, arguing that the abortion prohibition infringes upon their religious liberty. Allison Zimmer,

"The abortion ban violates the fundamental right to practice one’s faith, forcing plaintiffs to choose between observing their religious duties but risking imprisonment and professional discipline or reneging on their religious obligations but preserving their freedom and livelihood,

A South Carolina lawmaker has brought back an unpopular bill that would treat abortion as homicide under state law.