Senator Davis introduced several amendments to the Abortion Ban Bill including exceptions in the case of rape or incest. Some of his Republican colleagues disagreed with this amendment.
Pro-life and pro-choice supporters having their own debate outside the state house as they wait for the senate’s decision on the House Bill 5399
The SC Senate meeting Wednesday to debate the Abortion Ban Bill
An amendment added last week by the House that provides an exception for abortion in the case of rape and incest was struck down by a 7 to 3 vote by the Senate Medical Affairs Committee.
Democratic Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter says that while lawmakers say the bill will protect unborn life, it will make many lives in the state worse.
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…
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…
While some medical experts are against proposed laws being discussed that would prohibit abortions, there are also those in healthcare that support the ban.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Happening outside the State House Wednesday, Planned Parenthood holding a rally for what they’re calling ‘Abortion Justice’. The rally is taking place on the State House steps, as a Senate Medical Affairs Committee holds a hearing on a proposed abortion bill, in the Gressette Building. Planned Parenthood is suing South Carolina over the Fetal Heartbeat law, which…
While Rep. John McCravy supports the proposed bill, some of his colleagues expressed their opposition.
