Abortion Restrictions Face Opposition in South Carolina Senate.

The South Carolina Senate has rejected a bill that would have banned almost all abortions in the state, marking the third time such a bill has failed in the Republican-led chamber since the US Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade last summer. The bill would have banned abortion at conception, with exceptions for rape or incest through the first trimester, fatal fetal anomalies confirmed by two physicians, and to save the patient’s life or health. Six Republicans helped block motions to end debate and defeated any chance the bill passes this year.