Some say it s just politics for lawmakers, but it s personal for many women. Author: Eleanor Tabone (WLTX), Julia Kauffman (WLTX) Published: 11:25 PM EST February 17, 2021 Updated: 11:25 PM EST February 17, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. The ‘fetal heartbeat’ bill is in its final steps to become law. The bill that would ban most abortions in South Carolina passed in the House Wednesday with no amendments.
The bill requires doctors perform ultrasounds to check for a heartbeat in the fetus. If detected, the abortion can only be performed if the pregnancy was caused by rape or incest.
After passing in the Senate recently, the legislation has now passed in the House 79 to 35. This means the House will vote on it one more time before it’s sent to Governor McMaster’s desk.
The legislation is set to be discussed by the House Judiciary Committee next week. Author: Julia Kauffman (WLTX) Updated: 10:03 AM EST February 4, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. A controversial abortion bill is one step closer to becoming law.
After nearly four hours of testimony from the public, the Constitutional Laws Subcommittee voted in favor of the fetal heartbeat bill late Wednesday evening.
The bill, which would ban most abortions in South Carolina, was passed in the Senate last week and has now taken its first step in the House.
50 people gave public testimony Wednesday in hopes of swaying the subcommittee to vote either for or against the abortion bill.
S.C. Senate passes controversial fetal heartbeat law
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Jan. 28 (UPI) Lawmakers in the South Carolina state Senate on Thursday passed a bill to ban most abortions, sending it to the Republican-controlled House were it is expected to pass but its fate is in doubt as it will likely face lengthy litigation if it becomes law.
The state s Republican governor, Henry McMaster, said he intends to sign the controversial South Carolina Fetal Heartbeat Protection from Abortion Act immediately into effect if it lands on his desk.
Advertisement We re closer than we ve ever been to passing into law the most comprehensive pro-life legislation our state has ever seen, McMaster tweeted after the bill passed the state s Senate. It s off to the House of Representatives now, where we have great leaders who I know will fight for life.