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South Carolina House passes bill banning most abortions
Read full article: South Carolina House passes bill banning most abortionsBlack members of the South Carolina House walk out as an abortion bill is debated on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 in Columbia, S.C. The House is expected to pass the bill that would ban nearly all abortions and send it to the governor's desk. Republicans gained three seats in the 2020 elections and the newly energized 30-16 Republican majority made the proposal Senate Bill No. “This is the greatest pro-life bill this state has ever passed,” said Republican Rep. David Hiott of Pickens. AdNumerous Republican lawmakers spoke in favor of the bill and many cheered after the vote.