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Abortion floor debate splits South Carolina Republicans

Democratic South Carolina Sen. Gerald Malloy stands on the Senate floor during a debate on abortion on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) Republican South Carolina Sen. Penry Gustafson, left and Republican Senate President Thomas Alexander, right, talk before a debate on a bill banning abortion on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) Republican South Carolina Sen. Tom Davis looks over papers at his desk before debate about a bill banning abortion on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) Republican South Carolina Majority Leader Shane Massey, standing, and Republican Sen. Shane Martin, sitting, listen during debate on a bill banning abortion on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) Republican South Carolina Sen. Richard Cash speaks about a bill banning abortion on the Senate floor on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) Republican South Carolina Sen. Sandy Senn speaks about a bill banning abortion on the Senate floor on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) Republican South Carolina Sen. Sandy Senn, right, talks to a Republican colleague Sen. Penry Gustafson, left,, during debate over a bill banning abortion on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) Democratic South Carolina Sen. Marlon Kimpson prays before debate begins about a bill banning abortion on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) Democratic South Carolina Senate Minority Leader Brad Hutto, left, speaks to Senate Clerk Jeffrey Gossett before a debate on a bill banning abortion on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) Republican South Carolina Sen. Katrina Shealy speaks about a bill banning abortion on the Senate floor on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) Republican South Carolina Sen. Penry Gustafson speaks about a bill banning abortion on the Senate floor on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
Abortion floor debate splits South Carolina Republicans