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The South Carolina legislature is trying to pass a bill that would require women seeking abortions to first view an ultrasound of the fetus.
Some form of a controversial House-passed bill requiring women seeking an abortion to first view an ultrasound is on a path to pass the Senate, anti-abortion and abortion-rights advocates both say.
Look for changes, though, that include exceptions for victims of rape and incest.
“It’s the one amendment getting traction, and I’ve heard support for it in both parties,” said Sen. Mike Fair, R-Greenville, who led a panel taking testimony Wednesday on a similar Senate bill.
Other changes, including one that makes viewing the ultrasound an option for women, also could come up. But it will face a tougher road.
“To get a bill passed through this body, there will be exceptions,” said Sen. Danny Verdin, R-Laurens, a panel member.
After a three-hour floor debate last week, the House easily passed an identical bill but narrowly defeated an amendment that would have created exceptions to the ultrasound requirements in the cases of pregnancy resulting from rape or incest.
At least 41 people showed up in two Senate hearings Wednesday to speak on the controversial abortion proposal. South Carolina would be the first state in the nation to require a woman to view an ultrasound of her pregnancy before getting an abortion.
I read about this on a site called AlphaMom... article by Alice Bradley. |
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