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Nick Robins-Early

South Carolina passes six-week abortion ban after heated debate

Demonstrators and lawmakers gather with signs and placards in the lobby of the South Carolina Statehouse
The South Carolina state senate is considering a bill that would ban abortions at the earliest detection of cardiac activity. Photograph: Sean Rayford/SOPA Images/Shutterstock

South Carolina’s state senate approved an anti-abortion bill on Tuesday that would ban most abortions at about six weeks, a period when most people are unaware they are pregnant.

During a special session to decide whether the bill advances to the governor, who has promised to sign it, the Republican-controlled senate launched into a heated debate over the ban.

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