Is abortion legal in South Carolina?
Legal (limited)
Abortion is banned after 6 weeks of pregnancy, before many people know they are pregnant; later exceptions are narrow.
South Carolina is classified “Legal (limited)” for abortion, as are 3 of the other 49 states. For the United States as a whole, the classification is “Varies by region”.
Source
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read from the source’s state-by-state coverage; the topic is published only once hand-verified reference states match it.
Across the United States
- Legal on request 33 states.
- Legal (limited) 4 states, including South Carolina.
- Illegal (with exceptions) 13 states.
Nearby states
- Georgia
- Legal (limited) Abortion is banned after 6 weeks of pregnancy, before many people know they are pregnant; later exceptions are narrow.
- North Carolina
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request up to 12 weeks of pregnancy.
- Virginia
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request up to 25 weeks of pregnancy.
- Tennessee
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is banned throughout pregnancy, with narrow exceptions such as a threat to the pregnant person's life.
- Alabama
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is banned throughout pregnancy, with narrow exceptions such as a threat to the pregnant person's life.
- West Virginia
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is banned throughout pregnancy, with narrow exceptions such as a threat to the pregnant person's life.
Other laws in South Carolina
- Euthanasia
- Illegal
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Death Penalty
- Retained / in use
- Gun Laws
- Permissive
- Cannabis
- Illegal
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