South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions was lifted a day after it was passed.
Judge Mary Geiger Lewis suspended the law for two weeks amid planned paternity proceedings against the state, The Associated Press reported on Friday.
A hearing on the case is scheduled for March 9.
THE new law prohibits women avoid miscarriage after a heartbeat is detected, except in cases of rape, incest or when the mother’s life is in danger.
The doctor would have to make sure that there was no heartbeat before an abortion was performed and could face criminal charges if it continues after a heartbeat is detected.
Planned Parenthood and the Reproductive Rights Center said in court documents that there were 75 abortions scheduled before the project was signed and that, if not suspended, most would not be allowed to proceed with the procedure, according to the AP.
The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office is arguing that the The “South Carolina Fetal Heartbeat and Abortion Protection Act” is not guaranteed to be rejected by the Supreme Court.
The law is one of many projects that have been put forward by Republican lawmakers in recent years to restrict abortion.