GOP Tries to Revive Abortion Ban Bills in South Carolina and Nebraska

GOP Tries to Revive Abortion Ban Bills in South Carolina and Nebraska
Pro-life activists celebrate outside the Supreme Court after the top court ruled to erase a federal right to an abortion and sent abortion law to the states to decide, on June 24, 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
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GOP lawmakers in Nebraska and South Carolina are renewing their push to strengthen restrictions on abortions two weeks after previous bills were defeated.

Nebraska state Sen. Ben Hansen, a Republican, has added a 12-week abortion ban as an amendment (pdf) to a separate bill that seeks to restrict transgender surgeries for minors, known as the “Let Them Grow Act.” That abortion ban re-up includes exceptions for rape, incest, and medical emergencies.
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