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SC’s abortion ban has ‘serious problems,’ federal judge says

States Newsroom · October 31, 2026

CHARLESTON — South Carolina’s abortion ban has clear issues, potentially making it unconstitutional, a federal judge said Friday. U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel, speaking at the end of a three-day trial in Charleston, didn’t give any official verdict on a case challenging the state’s ban on most abortions past six…

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SC’s abortion ban has ‘serious problems,’ federal judge says

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