South Carolina's Female Legislators Unite Against Restrictive Abortion Law

Every female legislator, including three Republicans, voted against a new South Carolina law that bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, except in cases of rape or incest during the first twelve weeks of pregnancy, medical emergencies, or fatal fetal anomalies. The law was temporarily halted by a judge, and the state has reverted to its previous law, which bans abortions after 22 weeks. The legislation was passed in the state Senate with the support of 27 men, and the "Sister Senators" previously filibustered a similar abortion ban. The newly proposed law comes after a slew of abortion bans across the US followed the overturning of Roe v. Wade last year.