South Carolina Republicans passed two hurdles towards pro life legislation late last night in a last minute attempt to curtail the advances made by the pro abortion lobby. Abortion activists immediately engaged with allies in the main stream media, as well as on social media, getting their one sided message out on full tilt.
A Senate bill that would ban abortion except in the earliest weeks of pregnancy will pass the South Carolina House today and is headed to the S.C. Senate.
The bill, to date, has been stymied in the S.C. Senate by 3 Republican Senators who continue to filibuster the legislation on behalf of the pro abortion lobby. We reported on the Republican S.C. Senate Filibuster by Senators Penry Gustafson, Sandy Senn, and S.C. Senator Katrina Shealy yesterday. Nearby state residents have rushed to S.C. to get legal, late term abortions as S.C. has become one of the most passive prolife states in the South.
The S.C. General Assembly passed pro life legislation in 2021 but the law was overturned by the S.C. Supreme Court, led by liberal, pro abortion Justice Kay Hearn. S.C. residents are overwhelmingly pleased that Hearn is now retired and no longer sits on the bench. She was a favored liberal Justice by leftist Horry County Senate Republican Luke Rankin.
The effort cleared two major hurdles Tuesday. Lawmakers advanced the proposal through a morning subcommittee meeting with one hour of public comment and a full committee meeting lasting over three hours long.
The measure would ban abortion when an ultrasound detects cardiac activity, around six weeks. Passage of this measure has pro abortion activists responding nation-wide
The bill, expected to pass today, includes exceptions for fatal fetal anomaly, rape, incest, and the patient’s life and health up to 12 weeks. Doctors could face felony charges carrying a $10,000 fine and two years of imprisonment for violations.
But the House committee voted Tuesday to insert many provisions from the chamber’s failed near-total ban. The bill now outlines specific medical conditions like ectopic pregnancies and miscarriages in a list of exceptions to the ban. It also requires that fathers pay retroactive child support starting at conception and cover half of all medical expenses.
The bill will now head to the S.C. Senate, where Senate Leader Harvey Peeler says he has 30 votes to get it out of committee and beyond the blocking by the three liberal Republican, pro abortion Senators Penry Gustafson, Sandy Senn, and S.C. Senator Katrina Shealy