6-week abortion ban heading to SC House floor for debate in special session

COLUMBIA — An effort to outlaw most abortions in South Carolina is heading to a special session of the Legislature following the defeat of a near-total ban. The House Judiciary Committee is on track to advance legislation banning abortions around the sixth week of pregnancy with limited exceptions. An hours-long debate continued late into the night May 9. Earlier in the day the committee's Republicans refused to broaden an exception for fatal fetal anomalies, saying allowing an abortion in "severe" cases leaves too much ambiguity. "We know what fatal means....