controversial bill restricting right to abortion V South Carolina Barring it after six weeks of pregnancy, he heads to Republican Gov. Henry McMaster’s desk to sign legislation after the measure was passed by the state Senate on Tuesday.
The State Senate approved the House amended version of the bill by a vote of 27 to 19 after that House passed it last week, CNN reported.
Legislation similar to other early laws passed in the red states, prohibit most abortions after early cardiac activity is detected in the fetus or embryousually in the sixth week of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant.
Any doctor who knowingly breaks the law will have their license to practice in the state revoked by the State Medical Examiner’s Office. Physicians can be charged with a felony that carries two years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
The South Carolina bill includes exceptions for fatal anomalies of the fetus, life and health of the patient, as well as rape or incest up to 12 weeks.
At the moment, abortion remains legal until 22 weeks in South Carolina, although other policies largely block access after the first trimester at all three statewide clinics. The law has not changed so far due to disagreements among Republicans over how much to restrict the right to abortion, which has only now become law.
Republican leaders have taken note of preliminary data from the state Department of Health showing an increase in the number of abortions in South Carolina.
The action comes a week after Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly voted to implement a 12-week abortion ban over a Democratic governor’s veto, leaving Virginia as the last state in the region with relatively easy access to abortion, NBC News reported.
Source: La Opinion
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