‘Something needs to change.’ Woman denied abortion in South Carolina challenges ban

“I thought, ‘Luckily, I’m under six weeks. This shouldn’t be hard,'” said Shelton. “And then it turned out to be unbelievably hard.”

Shelton ultimately had to travel out of state to get an abortion.

“It was unnecessary, and it was traumatizing,” said Shelton. She’s now suing the state, alongside Planned Parenthood, arguing the ban’s parameters are vague and make it nearly impossible to get an abortion.

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