State House subcommittee to hold public hearing on two controversial abortion bills

State House subcommittee to hold public hearing on two controversial abortion bills

The South Carolina House Judiciary Constitutional Laws Subcommittee is set to hear testimony on two controversial abortion bills this Wednesday.

SC Lawmakers plan to introduce new legislation on abortion this session

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– State lawmakers plan to introduce new legislation on abortion this session. State Senator Lee Bright and State Representative Rob Harris will make the announcement tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. According to current state law abortion is banned after six weeks of pregnancy. Senator Bright says in spite of the ban more than six thousand abortions are performed in the state each year. According to the SC Department of Pub…