Author: Associated Press

South Carolina House passes abortion ban with exceptions

The bill passed 67-38

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — By Jeffrey Collins and James Pollard The South Carolina House has approved a total ban on abortion that includes exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest. The chamber initially rejected the bill that did not have the exceptions Tuesday. But once Republicans saw the outcome of that vote, they quickly went through a number of…

Abortion debate at the State House Tuesday

AP: South Carolina House members plan to debate a new total ban on abortion Tuesday

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina House members plan to debate a new total ban on abortion Tuesday with no exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest even as some Republicans in the GOP-dominated chamber suggested they can’t vote for the bill as written. But if the exceptions are put into the bill, the chamber’s most conservative members could…