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South Carolina has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. The state bans abortion after a heartbeat has been detected (six weeks). Women must wait 24 hours after counseling and undergo an ultrasound before the abortion. Minors must have parental permission, among other restrictions.
But state lawmakers want to go even stricter.
A legislative committee will consider a bill that would ban abortion even before a heartbeat is detected and require government schools to add a prenatal education video to the curriculum. But perhaps the most controversial restriction under consideration: removing exceptions to rape, incest, and fetal diagnosis. From Live Action News (emphasis added):
Abortion is allowed in cases of rape, incest, fetal diagnosis, and if the mother’s health or life is in danger. Under SB 323, only the exception for the life of the mother would remain.
If a doctor determines that a medical emergency necessitates “the immediate abortion of [a woman’s] pregnancy to avert her death,” the abortion may be carried out.
The Senate Medical Affairs Committee will discuss the bill on October 1.
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