STALEMATE: SC lawmakers fail to compromise on abortion ban bill during special session
By a 22 to 20 vote, the Senate adjourned, ultimately killing the bill.
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic released a Statement from Jenny Black, President & CEO on SC Supreme Court fetal heartbeat ruling
Governor Henry McMaster today releases statement in response to the South Carolina Supreme Court’s ruling on the state’s Fetal Heartbeat Act
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson made the following statement about the South Carolina Supreme Court’s ruling on the state’s Fetal Heartbeat law
The South Carolina Supreme Court today in ruled the state’s 6 week abortion ban is unconstitutional
By a 22 to 20 vote, the Senate adjourned, ultimately killing the bill.
Murray argued that the Fetal Heartbeat Act violates the state’s constitutional right to privacy.
Now, the legislature can meet as a conference committee to come to a compromise or simply let the bill die until next session.
House lawmakers are set to meet at the State House again this week to take up the abortion bill.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham reacted to the vice president’s visit
Senate votes 27 to 16 in favor of passing the Abortion Ban Bill, which now heads back to the House