South Carolina Senate Passes 6-Week Abortion Ban

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The South Carolina Senate passed a ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy on Tuesday, after a filibuster led by five women senators, including three Republicans, failed to block it. The bill will drastically reduce access to abortion in a state that has become an unexpected destination for women seeking the procedure as almost every other Southern state has moved toward bans.​

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The legislation now heads to Gov. Henry McMaster, a Republican who has said he will sign it. Abortion-rights advocates said they would challenge the ban in court, where it would test a State Supreme Court ruling in January that struck down a previous six-week ban and found a right to abortion in the State Constitution.​

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At least 25 states have moved to restrict abortion since the overturning of Roe last June. Fourteen of those states now ban most abortions.​

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The women who filibustered, calling themselves the “Sister Senators,” argued that the South Carolina bill set up so many hurdles that almost no one would be able to get an abortion in the state. Because pregnancy is considered to start on the first day of a woman’s last menstrual period, six weeks is roughly two weeks after she has missed a period, before many women know they are pregnant.​

Despite all the culture war nonsense, there are huge policy differences between the two parties. Don't forget that at the polls.

 

[Parrish]

Oh, my. Vote.

 

[Callen]

I'm betting that just gave Dems a foothold into SC.

 

[Lursa]

The South Carolina Senate passed a ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy on Tuesday, after a filibuster led by five women senators, including three Republicans, failed to block it. The bill will drastically reduce access to abortion in a state that has become an unexpected destination for women seeking the procedure as almost every other Southern state has moved toward bans.​

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The legislation now heads to Gov. Henry McMaster, a Republican who has said he will sign it. Abortion-rights advocates said they would challenge the ban in court, where it would test a State Supreme Court ruling in January that struck down a previous six-week ban and found a right to abortion in the State Constitution.​

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At least 25 states have moved to restrict abortion since the overturning of Roe last June. Fourteen of those states now ban most abortions.​

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The women who filibustered, calling themselves the “Sister Senators,” argued that the South Carolina bill set up so many hurdles that almost no one would be able to get an abortion in the state. Because pregnancy is considered to start on the first day of a woman’s last menstrual period, six weeks is roughly two weeks after she has missed a period, before many women know they are pregnant.​

Despite all the culture war nonsense, there are huge policy differences between the two parties. Don't forget that at the polls.

It's Dark Ages mentality. Vote for the Enlightenment!

 

[Lovebug]

Dang, please ladies, vote. I am the first one to admit that I thought this could never happen. Then it did. C'mon girls, lets do this.

 

[Gordy327]

The tighter the states try to pull the abortion leash, the harder people will pull back.

 

[Seth]

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Welcome to a mans world where you have to bear the consequences of you decisions instead taking the easy way out. Start holding yourself to a higher standard instead of sleeping around.

 

[Lursa]

Welcome to a mans world where you have to bear the consequences of you decisions instead taking the easy way out. Start holding yourself to a higher standard instead of sleeping around.

What's wrong with abortion? Why should a woman suffer and risk her health and all her responsibilities to others during pregnancy if she cant afford a kid? Or isnt prepared to raise one?

 

[Anthony60]

Don't vote for the baby killers.

 

[Lursa]

Don't vote for the baby killers.

Which side supports infanticide?

 

[gbg3]

Fourteen of those states now ban most abortions.

Would you please elaborate on what you mean by "most abortions"? At what point do the majority of these 14 states ban abortions, thus making it such that "most abortions" are banned?

 

[Gordy327]

What's wrong with abortion? Why should a woman suffer and risk her health and all her responsibilities to others during pregnancy if she cant afford a kid? Or isnt prepared to raise one?

Absolutely nothing.

 

[Anthony60]

What's wrong with abortion? Why should a woman suffer and risk her health and all her responsibilities to others during pregnancy if she cant afford a kid? Or isnt prepared to raise one?

Then just don't get pregnant in the first place.

 

[Lursa]

Then just don't get pregnant in the first place.

That doesnt answer the question. But hey, thanks for throwing your hat into the ring: Why is abortion wrong? "Who says?" Why should a woman suffer and risk her health and all her responsibilities to others during pregnancy if she cant afford a kid? Or isnt prepared to raise one?

Abortion is 14 times safer than giving birth​

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A study published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology suggests that getting a legal abortion is much safer than actually giving birth. Researchers found that women were about 14 times more likely to die during or after giving birth to a live baby than to die from complications of an abortion.​

Why should women have to take such risks?

Cue the wailing: "But it's not safe for the "baybee"!!!"

 

[Anthony60]

That doesnt answer the question. But hey, thanks for throwing your hat into the ring: Why is abortion wrong? "Who says?" Why should a woman suffer and risk her health and all her responsibilities to others during pregnancy if she cant afford a kid? Or isnt prepared to raise one?

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A study published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology suggests that getting a legal abortion is much safer than actually giving birth. Researchers found that women were about 14 times more likely to die during or after giving birth to a live baby than to die from complications of an abortion.​

Why should women have to take such risks?

Are you asking what's wrong with going into the womb, breaking through the skull, and sucking the brains out of a unborn baby? Could be the dumbest thing ever.

 

[Lursa]

Are you asking what's wrong with going into the womb, breaking through the skull, and sucking the brains out of a unborn baby? Could be the dumbest thing ever.

98% of all abortions are merely flushing the kidney bean-sized or smaller unborn painlessly from the womb.

The rarer, medically-necessary ones all use a lethal injection before the procedure...so what's the problem, besides the fact that apparently...you are ill-informed and disturbingly fantasizing something that happens mostly out of necessity? Would you prefer the woman incur more internal damage? Abortions that late are generally wanted pregnancies...and you have a grieving woman/couple...but to save your precious sensibilities, she shouldnt be spared more pain?

So again...please answer the question: Why is abortion wrong? "Who says?" Why should a woman suffer and risk her health and all her responsibilities to others during pregnancy if she cant afford a kid? Or isnt prepared to raise one?

 

[JMB802]

Welcome to a mans world where you have to bear the consequences of you decisions instead taking the easy way out. Start holding yourself to a higher standard instead of sleeping around.

Well, the first five words of your comment make sense.

 

[gbg3]

That doesnt answer the question. But hey, thanks for throwing your hat into the ring: Why is abortion wrong? "Who says?" Why should a woman suffer and risk her health and all her responsibilities to others during pregnancy if she cant afford a kid? Or isnt prepared to raise one?

Abortion is 14 times safer than giving birth​

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A study published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology suggests that getting a legal abortion is much safer than actually giving birth. Researchers found that women were about 14 times more likely to die during or after giving birth to a live baby than to die from complications of an abortion.​

Why should women have to take such risks?

Cue: "But it's not safe for the "baybee"!!!"

Care to elaborate on the "Cue" ending of your comment? How does that aspect of abortion strike you or does it strike you at all?

 

[Lursa]

Care to elaborate on the "Cue" ending of your comment? How does that aspect of abortion strike you or does it strike you at all?

Please answer the question first.

Edit: I clarified it in that post. If you need to have it explained to you that abortion kills the unborn, maybe you're not prepared for this discussion.

 

[highroller]

Well, the first four words of your comment make sense.

he took the red pill

 

[gbg3]

The South Carolina Senate passed a ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy on Tuesday, after a filibuster led by five women senators, including three Republicans, failed to block it. The bill will drastically reduce access to abortion in a state that has become an unexpected destination for women seeking the procedure as almost every other Southern state has moved toward bans.​

​

The legislation now heads to Gov. Henry McMaster, a Republican who has said he will sign it. Abortion-rights advocates said they would challenge the ban in court, where it would test a State Supreme Court ruling in January that struck down a previous six-week ban and found a right to abortion in the State Constitution.​

​

At least 25 states have moved to restrict abortion since the overturning of Roe last June. Fourteen of those states now ban most abortions.​

​

The women who filibustered, calling themselves the “Sister Senators,” argued that the South Carolina bill set up so many hurdles that almost no one would be able to get an abortion in the state. Because pregnancy is considered to start on the first day of a woman’s last menstrual period, six weeks is roughly two weeks after she has missed a period, before many women know they are pregnant.​

Despite all the culture war nonsense, there are huge policy differences between the two parties. Don't forget that at the polls.

Do you think there should be any abortion time limit. If yes, what number of weeks?

 

[Anthony60]

Why is abortion wrong?

Absolutely sickening.

 

[gbg3]

Please answer the question first.

Edit: I clarified it in that post. If you need to have it explained to you that abortion kills the unborn, maybe you're not prepared for this discussion.

There were 5 questions and none of them addressed the second life.
The ending sentence of comment 14 read as if it flippantly discounted the second life (or "baybee"). Please correct me if I'm incorrect about your comment intentionally discounting the "baybee" - in what appeared to me to be a sarcastic and snarky manner.

 

[Lursa]

Absolutely sickening.

So you dont know? OK, well reading thru the posts in this sub-forum might help inform you.

 

[Lursa]

There were 5 questions and none of them addressed the second life.

Why should they? (I can think of a few reasons, but would like to hear from you)

Can you answer the questions? Will you?

The ending sentence of comment 14 read as if it flippantly discounted the second life (or "baybee"). Please correct me if I'm incorrect about your comment intentionally discounting the "baybee" - in what appeared to me to be a sarcastic and snarky manner.

Yes, that's often how anti-abortionists refer to the unborn and they use their feelings rather than cogent arguments discussing the issue. I was trying to dissuade them from wasting their time.