After more than 23 hours of debate, the South Carolina House of Representatives voted 82-33 along partisan lines to ban abortion access for women after detection of fetal cardiac activity. That typically is about six weeks after conception — and before many women know they’re pregnant. House members pushed earlier for a near-total ban, but conceded to a position more close to a Senate bill passed earlier this year.
Democrats in the S.C. House filed nearly 1,000 amendments to the bill in an attempt to delay the vote. Some of the amendments included proposals to allow minors more time to get an abortion with a judge’s permission, to put the question of abortion access to voters and to help women who are denied abortions to pay for childcare. None of the amendments were adopted, according to WCSC.
“We are going to make it hurt if they’re going to force this on us,” abortion rights supporter Rep. Beth Bernstein, D-Columbia, told The Post and Courier.
The Senate still has to approve the House measure.
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CP: Widower of bride killed in Folly Beach accident files lawsuit. The widower groom of the newlywed killed by an alleged drunk driver on Folly Beach April 28 has filed a wrongful death civil lawsuit, claiming the driver had been “bar hopping” all day before the accident.
CP: Charleston Police Department’s Reynolds to enter hospice. Charleston Police Chief Luther Reynolds, who has been battling cancer for more than a year, announced that he was ending treatment and entering hospice care.
CP: S.C. has nation’s 10th worst drivers according to study. The new report from Forbes Advisor used six metrics to compare the states, including the number of drunk drivers involved in fatal car accidents per 100,000 licensed drivers as well as the number of fatal car accidents involving a distracted driver and number of drivers who looked at a phone per mile. South Carolina was ranked 10th in the nation.
Lawsuit says Charleston Co. Sheriff’s Office turned a blind eye in fatal accident. A lawsuit alleges the actions of more than one Charleston County deputy resulted in a fatal 2022 crash and a long-standing culture of non-compliance or indifference with regards to safety standards led to the deaths of three Colleton County women.
‘Pay what you will’ tickets aim to make Spoleto more accessible. Spoleto Festival USA announced May 17 it will offer subsidized tickets for more than 25 performances to make shows more affordable and accessible to the public. The Pay What You Will program sets a minimum payment of $5 for tickets to cover fees.
Neighbors ask for transparency in James Island development. Residents of the Whitehouse Plantation neighborhood on James Island say they want to be informed about the plans involving the tract of land off Dills Bluff Road, an area that has been undisturbed for years.
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