Henry McMaster to finish bills left over from this year's session, on May 16, 2023, in Columbia, S.C., as protestors showed up for and in opposition of a bill that ban abortions after six weeks. - Joshua Boucher/The State/TNS
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina moved closer to a six-week abortion ban on Wednesday after the House voted to ban abortions once fetal cardiac activity is detected, an effort to put the measure back before the state Supreme Court, which already ruled a previous ban unconstitutional. The 82-33 vote, mostly along party lines, occurred after 24 hours of debate over two days and hundreds of unsuccessful tries by Democrats to amend the bill by tacking on changes to, for example, move the limit to 12 weeks; put the issue on the ballot; and to require the state cover funeral costs should the mother o...
