After setback, SC conservatives keep pushing abortion bills
South Carolina lawmakers don’t appear ready to debate a bill that would ban nearly all abortions this session,
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SC Abortion Debate latest
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A bill banning almost all abortions in South Carolina is heading to the Senate floor for a 2020 election year fight. The Senate Medical Affairs Committee voted 9-6 to approve the “Fetal Heartbeat Protection from Abortion Act” on Tuesday. It would outlaw abortions after fetal cardiac activity can be detected, usually about six weeks after conception….
SC Abortion Ban Debate at State House
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A bill banning almost all abortions in South Carolina is heading to the Senate floor for a 2020 election year fight. The Senate Medical Affairs Committee voted 9-6 to approve the “Fetal Heartbeat Protection from Abortion Act” on Tuesday. It would outlaw abortions after fetal cardiac activity can be detected, usually about six weeks after conception….
Senators discuss chances of fetal heartbeat bill passing in South Carolina
House Bill 3020 would prevent women, unless they were victims of rape or incest, from getting abortions after six weeks
A bill that would ban nearly all abortions past six weeks in South Carolina moved from the House to the Senate.
Haley Says She’s Likely to Sign Bill Restricting Abortion
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley says she’ll almost certainly sign a bill banning abortion past 19 weeks in South Carolina. The Republican governor said Tuesday that she “can’t imagine any scenario in which I wouldn’t sign it.” The bill could soon be on her desk. The House is expected to vote Wednesday on a compromise the Senate passed…
