COLUMBIA, S.C. — Unable to get enough votes to support a near-total abortion ban, the South Carolina Senate on Thursday passed legislation that would build on the state’s six-week law but limit the procedure for sexual assault victims up to 12 weeks.
“This is not where I wanted to be. I was hoping that we would do something pretty aggressive in response to Dobbs,” said Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey, R-Edgefield, citing the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned the longstanding Roe v. Wade decision.
But, Massey added, there weren’t enough votes to ban abortions earlier than six weeks.
