US EditionSouth Carolina House approves abortion ban from about 6 weeks, backs off near-total ban
- South Carolina's Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a heavily amended "fetal heartbeat" bill banning abortions around six weeks into pregnancy, before most people know they are pregnant.
- The bill must now pass the state Senate, where some senators who originally supported it have expressed opposition to the House version, leaving its fate uncertain.
- If enacted, South Carolina would become one of the latest Southern states to impose strict abortion restrictions since the Supreme Court revoked federal abortion rights in June 2022, potentially leaving Virginia as an outlier with unrestricted access to abortion.
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South Carolina moves closer to abortion ban, a Southern trend that puts pressure on Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — South Carolina became the latest state to move toward a near total abortion ban Wednesday with legislation that if enacted would leave Virginia an outlier in the South as a place where women have unrestricted access to abortions amid a rapid rise in restrictions in the year since Roe v. Wade was overturned. South Carolina is among the last bastions in the region for those seeking legal abortions, but that status could end so…
South Carolina House Passes 6-Week Abortion Ban
"South Carolina House members approved a controversial bill late Wednesday that would ban most abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy, after having spent the last two days in contentious debate on the legislation," CNN reports.
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