The South Carolina House passed a six-week abortion ban along partisan lines late on Wednesday, and the bill is expected to be signed by Gov henrymcmaster next week.
passed the state Senate in February, 28 to 21. The amended House version of the bill passed 82 to 32 after Democratic members filed overState Representative John McCravy, a Republican and president of the House Family Caucus,the bill “is the best pro-life bill we can pass in South Carolina at this moment in time ... [N]ot only [will it] save thousands of lives, it will prevent South Carolina from becoming a destination state for abortion.
The bill defines a fetal heartbeat as a “key medical predictor that an unborn child will reach live birth” and identifies “a compelling interest” for the state “in protecting the health of the woman and the life of the unborn child.” S.B. 474 requires abortion providers to perform an ultrasound and document that the images and full findings of the ultrasound have been shown to the mother before the procedure is conducted. Providers who induce an abortion after a heartbeat has been detected by ultrasound can face up to $10,000 in fines and two years in prison.
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