Gov. henrymcmaster signed legislation banning abortion after six weeks in South Carolina, solidifying abortion restrictions across the South.
"We stand ready to defend this legislation against any legal challenges because there is no more important right than the right to life," McMaster tweeted after signing the bill Thursday.
The Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act is the most recent in a string of conservative abortion legislation in red states after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022. The bill prohibits abortions after six weeks without fetal anomalies and requires providers to show women the ultrasounds of their unborn children prior to consenting to an abortion within the six-week window. The law provides exceptions for rape and incest cases, allowing abortions to occur up to the twelfth week of pregnancy.
The heartbeat legislation in South Carolina is likely to be a topic of continued debate during the presidential election cycle as two high-profile politicians from the state, Sen. Tim Scott and former Gov. Nikki Haley, compete for the Republican nomination.
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