South Carolina House passes six-week abortion ban

Source: The Hill
Published: May 19, 2023
Author: Stephen Neukam
Post Date: 2023-05-19 02:00:38 by Charles_Byrd
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House lawmakers in South Carolina passed a bill late Wednesday that would ban most abortions in the state after six weeks of pregnancy, moving it closer to continuing a trend in the South of restricting abortion access.

The bill passed by an 82-33 vote, largely along party lines with two Democrats in the chamber joining Republicans. The bill now heads to the state Senate.

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#1: Mudboy Slim    To: Charles_Byrd (#0)

6 weeks? I dunno...pretty ambitious.

Mudboy Slim posted on 2023-05-19 16:01:32   Reply   Private Reply