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South Carolina Abortion Banning Bill Passes Committee, Heads to Senate Floor
The bill would ban abortions once pregnancy is clinically detected and create criminal penalties for women, providers and helpers.
- On Tuesday, the South Carolina Senate Medical Affairs Committee voted 8-4 to advance Senate Bill 1095, the "Unborn Child Protection Act," to the Senate floor, banning abortion from conception and eliminating exceptions for rape, incest, and fatal fetal anomalies.
- Sen. Richard Cash, R-Anderson, introduced the bill to move the state toward "broader protections for unborn life," arguing that criminal penalties are necessary for the law to function effectively rather than serve as a suggestion.
- Under the bill, doctors performing abortions face up to 20 years in prison while women obtaining the procedure could receive two-year sentences; the legislation also reclassifies mifepristone and misoprostol as Schedule IV controlled substances to restrict access.
- Calling the proposal "offensive to women," Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort, voted against the measure and threatened a filibuster, asserting the bill lacks the 15 votes needed for debate on the Senate calendar.
- Lawmakers have until May 14, the final day of the 2026 session, to pass the legislation before it must be refiled next year. With the Senate budget consuming time, supporters offer little clarity on floor timing.
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scdailygazette.comAbortion ban advances, but SC senator vows to stop it from going further
A strict abortion ban that threatens to send women to prison for two years advanced Tuesday to the Senate floor, where a block on further debate is guaranteed.
·Charleston, United States
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South Carolina abortion banning bill passes committee, heads to Senate floor
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) - A law prohibiting abortions in South Carolina passed a Senate committee on Tuesday and now goes to the Senate floor. Senate Bill 1095, known as the 'Unborn Child Protection Act', had its hearing with the Senate Medical Affairs Committee on Tuesday morning, after being first introduced on April 1. The bill [...]
·Charleston, United States
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