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South Carolina State House Overwhelmingly Passes Bill Making Almost All Abortions Illegal

RTM Staff by RTM Staff
February 18, 2021
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The South Carolina state House of Representatives voted Wednesday to pass a bill banning almost all abortions, The Associated Press reported.

A final procedural vote is set to occur Thursday. The House voted 79-35 in favor of the “South Carolina Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act,” which will soon be sent to Republican Gov. Henry McMaster for signature, according to the report.

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The “South Carolina Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act” requires doctors to perform ultrasounds to check for a heartbeat in the fetus. If one is detected, the abortion can only be performed if the pregnancy was caused by rape or incest or the mother’s life is in danger.

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About a dozen other states have passed similar or more restrictive abortion bans, which could take effect if the U.S. Supreme Court — with three justices appointed by Republican former President Donald Trump — were to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 court decision supporting abortion rights.

Groups that oppose the bill will likely sue, keeping the law from going into effect. All of the bans passed by other states are tied up in court challenges.

At one point during the proceedings, the Democratic caucus walked out in protest, Fox5 reported.

“Today is a sad day. It’s a very sad day, and all I can do is continue to pray for the state of South Carolina, pray for our women and pray for our families,” Democrat State Rep. Justin Bamberg said in a news conference.

SC House beginning debate now on abortion ban.

Minority Leader @RepRutherford up first recounts how he listened y’day to people clamoring for COVID vaccine in hearing, but now chamber spending time on this.

“The Democratic caucus is here to proclaim that we’re tired of it.” pic.twitter.com/SwgjBbuXnJ

— Jamie Lovegrove (@jslovegrove) February 17, 2021

Republican Rep. Melissa Oremus of Aiken spoke highly of the bill and argued there is no reason to have an abortion. “They don’t deserve to die just because their mother made a bad choice one night,” she said.

The bill would not punish a pregnant woman for getting an illegal abortion, but the person who performed the abortion could be charged with a felony, sentenced up to two years and fined $10,000 if found guilty.

This is an excerpt from The Daily Caller.

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