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Abortion ban goes to S. Carolina House floor for big fight

State Reps. Ivory Torrey Thigpen, left, and John R. McCravy III sit before the South Carolina House Judiciary Committee meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022 in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/James Pollard) State Rep. Spencer Wetmore expresses her opposition to the proposed abortion ban in the South Carolina House Judiciary Committee, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022 in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/James Pollard) State Rep. Neal Collins, center, speaks with other members of the South Carolina House Judiciary Committee ahead of a meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/James Pollard) Lawmakers on the South Carolina House Judiciary Committee listen as Rep. Justin Bamberg details his opposition to a proposed abortion ban, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022 in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/James Pollard) FILE - Protesters who support more abortion restrictions and protestors who upset at the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling removing protections for abortions demonstrate in the lobby of the South Carolina Statehouse on June 28, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. Some South Carolina lawmakers who oppose abortion are being cautious when it comes to tightening the state's already restrictive laws even further. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, paving the way for states to enact total bans if they choose to do so. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File) Several South Carolina House members confer during a break in a meeting of a special House committee looking at a stricter abortion law in the state on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Columbia, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
Abortion ban goes to S. Carolina House floor for big fight