Near total abortion ban passes Senate Medical Committee
A near total abortion ban in South Carolina is one step closer to becoming law.
A near total abortion ban in South Carolina is one step closer to becoming law.
The bills being discussed Thursday by the Senate Medical Affairs Committee would ban trans-related healthcare for minors and prohibit trans people from changing their gender on their birth certificate.
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.