Abortion restriction reaches S. Carolina Senate in spite of GOP factions|Ap

By a 67-35 vote, the South Carolina House sent the Senate a bill banning abortion with exceptions only when the pregnancy risks the mother’s health or up to 12 weeks when it is the result of rape or incest.

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