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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 23, 2023

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Today, the South Carolina Supreme Court determined Act 70 of 2023, the Heartbeat bill, to be constitutional. The Court vacated the preliminary injunction and upheld the act with a decisive majority of justices.

South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Heartbeat Bill

Fifty years of patience and devotion from the pro-life movement culminated in the fall of Roe last summer. The Dobbs decision meant relief for many across the nation and a renewed vigor to take up the fight for life at the state level.

South Carolina’s Dobbs moment is upon us now.

Today, the State Supreme Court made clear that South Carolina may enact a law to protect unborn children from abortion once a heartbeat is detectable.

The steadfast work of Senate Republicans on behalf of the most vulnerable has resulted in the birth of a new South Carolina; one that is no longer an abortion destination but a refuge for the unborn.

Our fight is not over. Today, we celebrate, and tomorrow, we continue striving to make South Carolina a free, safe, and beautiful home for all her citizens.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JANUARY 18, 2017

Contact: Reagan Kelley

ReaganKelley@scsenate.gov

803-212-6332

SENATE MAJORITY ISSUES RESPONSE TO SUPREME COURT OPINION

Court Gets It Right on Lieutenant Governor Vacancy

COLUMBIA, S.C. — In a unanimous decision, the South Carolina Supreme Court today settled the Lieutenant Governor vacancy question definitively. Act 289 and Act 214 as passed and ratified by the General Assembly would follow the election of 2018.

“The Court got it right. This is exactly what we expected the outcome to be because this is the only reasonable interpretation of what the General Assembly passed and what the voters approved,” Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey says.

The ruling resolves any question on succession given a vacancy in the Lieutenant Governor position. For full text of Supreme Court opinion see: http://www.judicial.state.sc.us/opinions/HTMLFiles/SC/27699.pdf

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BREAKING: South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Heartbeat Bill

Majority Leader Responds to Supreme Court Opinion on Lieutenant Governor Vacancy