Abortion providers continue to challenge South Carolina's 6-week abortion ban, with multiple clinics filling a lawsuit in state court. South Carolina's "Fetal Heartbeat" law took effect shortly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The plaintiffs include Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, the Greenville Women's Clinic and two physicians in South Carolina who provide abortions. In the lawsuit filed Tuesday, abortion providers asked a state trial court to block the law, saying it violates South Carolinians’ constitutional rights to privacy and equal protection by banning abortion, by providing inadequate protections for patients’ health, and by conditioning sexual assault survivors’ access to abortion on the disclosure of their personal information to law enforcement. Under the law, most abortions are outlawed after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they're pregnant. Providers in the lawsuit say the law forces South Carolinians who need care past the earliest stages of pregnancy to travel out of state, seek abortion outside the health care system, or continue pregnancies against their will. Plaintiffs are seeking a temporary restraining order that would prevent enforcement of South Carolina's fetal heartbeat law and immediately allow abortion providers in South Carolina to resume abortion services after six weeks of pregnancy. Plaintiffs are also asking the state court to enter an injunction against enforcement while the litigation proceeds. #WakeUpCLT #RoevWade #abortion FULL STORY: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/south-carolina-abortion-challenge-sc-6-week-abortion-ban/101-376125ec-c0c6-4339-aa36-ad7198dce623