South Carolina advances 6-week abortion ban
Reuters
23-05-18 02:34
Republicans in the South Carolina House of Representatives have passed a bill which would ban abortions at about six weeks, before most people know they are pregnant. It is a heavily amended version of a previous bill which had failed, as it proposed a near-total ban on abortion. There are concerns that the new bill could face opposition from some Senators who previously supported the earlier version. Several US states are currently considering abortion restrictions which have been strongly opposed by Democrats. So far, near-total bans on abortion have been introduced in 14 states, according to the Guttmacher Institute.