S.C. coalition pushes for ‘safe, legal abortion’ across state
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A new project was announced “to advocate for safe, legal abortion in South Carolina.”
Repeal the Ban S.C. held a news conference Tuesday at the South Carolina State House.
of the coalition include the American Civil Liberties Union of S.C., the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, League of Women Voters of S.C., the Palmetto State Abortion Fund and Planned Parenthood Votes.
Gov. Henry McMaster signed the “Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act” into law in May 2023.
It bans most abortions after fetal cardiac activity is detected around six weeks into pregnancy. ers often refer to it as a “heartbeat bill.”
South Carolina’s legislation allows limited exceptions to save the mother’s life when the fetus has a fatal anomaly that would prevent it from surviving outside the womb, and for victims of rape and incest.
In 2021, McMaster signed South Carolina’s previous six-week abortion ban into law which was later struck down.
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