Justices issue a 27-page decision that rules against Planned Parenthood's challenge at what point a fetal heartbeat is detected

The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled the state can keep banning abortions around six weeks after conception by agreeing with the earliest interpretation offered of when a heartbeat starts.

In a previous decision, the state supreme court left open the question of when a fetus truly has a heartbeat whether that point is six weeks or nine weeks.