abortions after just six weeks. cnn s diane gallagher has been following the story. this, of course, does not strike down this law for good, but it does temporarily block it. how long? and what happens from here? reporter: so, jim, we don t know for how long at this point. the judge today granting that injunction, which temporarily blocks that new abortion law banning most abortions after six weeks from going into effect. i m told the state supreme court can review it or some other legal action by that state court is taken. now, this is something that to people in south carolina sounds familiar because the state supreme court actually did strike down a very similar six-week abortion ban earlier this year. in fact, that was something that was discussed many times, both the house and the senate while they were arguing and debating this particular legislation. with opponents of the legislation saying it was not different enough from that original bill, that original law to sus
exercise. now, the attorney general of indiana, todd rokita, who filed the complaint against dr. bernard, put out a statement. this case was about patient privacy and the trust between the doctor and patient that was broken. what if it was your child our your patient or your sibling going through a sensitive medical crisis and the doctor who you thought was on your side ran to the press for political reasons. it s not right and the facts we presented today made that clear. that is the attorney general responding. a victory for the state. she was not found in violation of rules about when to report child abuse. partial victory for the state and weareprimand for dr. bernar to be clear, she did not reveal the child s name. she did not. right. athena jones covering the story, thanks so much for us. a new survey from the kaiser family foundation finds abortion remains a key voting issue ahead
biden said. all of america is waiting to welcome you home. that is what he told newman in that phone conversation, victor. all of the people are waiting for newman to come home and kenneth bae. what about the custody battle for bae? reporter: exactly. kenneth bae was arrested in november of 2012. he was sentenced in may to 15 years of hard labor. vice president biden said that the north koreans need to release bae immediately. former new mexico governor bill richardson says the same thing. even jeff newman called on the north koreans to do the same thing for bae that they did for his father. that effort continues. cnn s athena jones covering the release of 85-year-old veteran merrill newman. thank you. great news. this morning, a deadly winter storm is hammering cities across the country. the southwest, rain, sleet and
santorum victory in louisiana with two washington bureau chiefs, susan page and mike duffy from time magazine. i m candy crowley and this is state of the union. first our news of the day. former vice president dick cheney is recovering from heart transplant surgery at a northern virginia hospital. joining me now for the latest from the hospital is cnn s athena jones. athena, do they have any idea how long he might be there? reporter: well, we understand that most heart patients who go through a surgery like this end up staying in the hospital for about a month, certainly several weeks while they under observation. i should mention that vice president cheney at 71 is on the upper end of the age range of people who get heart transplants, at least according to the international society of heart and lung implantation. most people who get these transplants are in their 50s. his age could play into how long he s kept here under observation, candy. certainly, this is not t