What would have been the most restrictive abortion bill in the US stalls in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina bill that would allow judges to sentence women who get abortions to decades in prison and could restrict the use of IUDs and in vitro fertilization has stalled after failing to get out a legislative subcommittee Tuesday. Four of the six Republicans on the subcommittee refused to vote […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) -- A subcommittee of the state's Senate Medical Affairs Committee will meet to discuss Senate Bill 323, which would completely ban abortion in South Carolina. If signed into law, the Unborn Child Protection Act would eliminate the state's current exceptions for abortions, including rape, incest and fatal…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) - A South Carolina Senate subcommittee met Wednesday to hear testimony on Senate Bill 323, officially titled the Unborn Child Protection Act, which seeks to overhaul the state’s abortion laws by banning nearly all abortions except in cases of medical emergencies. Introduced in January, the bill would…
SOUTH CAROLINA (WJBF) --- South Carolina lawmakers are looking at changes to how wild animals are regulated. "I don't think they fully understand what it is we do as rehabbers," Owner of The Opossum's Pouch Sanctuary Beth Sparks said. At The Opossum’s Pouch Sanctuary, a rescue and rehabilitation center operating…