A recent state report showed a 60% drop in abortions in South Carolina. Outside data indicates residents can still access reproductive care.

In recent years, South Carolina has been at the center of rulings and new laws surrounding abortion. Here’s a look at all the major rulings since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.

Abortion options for women in the Deep South are now closing fast, with Florida's six-week ban awaiting a court ruling soon and North Carolina's 12-week ban taking effect.

So while the abortion ban in South Carolina has been very effective at shutting down care for people here, as we have always said, people will find a way,” Ringer said.

A South Carolina judge has granted abortion providers' request to block a newly enacted six-week abortion ban while a legal challenge proceeds, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic confirmed to ABC News.

South Carolina is a pro-life state that prohibits using state funds to pay for most abortions. In 2018, the governor issued an executive order excluding abortion clinics from participating in the ...

In South Carolina, lawmakers voted 22-21 to shelve a similar near-total abortion ban for the rest of the year. Republican Sen. Sandy Senn criticized Majority Leader Shane Massey for repeatedly ...

Independent Sen. Mia McLeod used her time on the floor to tear into GOP leaders pushing an abortion ban over proposed legislation making South Carolina the 49th state to have hate crimes laws.

The Supreme Court allowed South Carolina to remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though Medicaid funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions.

Before that, South Carolina allowed most abortions through about 20 weeks of pregnancy. For a period, it stood as the least restrictive measure in the southeast as nearby and neighboring states ...