South Carolina: Senators reject a near-total abortion ban

By JEFFREY COLLINS
Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina senators have rejected a ban on almost all abortions in a special session. Republicans had a majority of votes to pass the ban, but Republican Sen. Tom Davis threatened to filibuster and proponents of the ban were two votes short of the means of ending such a tactic. Davis was joined by the three Republican women senators, a fifth GOP colleague and all the chamber’s Democrats to oppose the proposed ban. Those Republicans wanted to see what happens with nearl-total bans in other states — as well as a  2021 law passed in South Carolina that bans abortions after about six weeks. That law is on hold amid a legal challenge.