If the bill is passed, South Carolina would join a long list of states that moved this year to ban abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected.
Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio have all passed similar anti-abortion legislation. Pennsylvania also recently moved forward with a heartbeat bill but the state's Democratic Governor Tom Wolfe vowed to veto it if it ever reached his desk.
The bill would essentially outlaw abortion as early as six weeks of pregnancy, before many women are even aware they are pregnant. Lawmakers originally tried to exclude exceptions for cases of rape or incest but ultimately restored those provisions just before Tuesday's vote. However, those exceptions also come with the requirement that the woman file a police report before seeking the procedure.
The bill was passed by the Senate committee just days after South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster claimed that there is"no constitutional right" for a woman to have an abortion. The Republican governor also argued that Roe v. Wade was"wrongly decided" and that he hopes to legally challenge the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision with strict anti-abortion legislation.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the largest professional organization for women's health in the U.S., officially opposes such abortion measures because they"do not reflect medical accuracy or clinical understanding."
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