Proposed abortion restrictions in South Carolina and Nebraska were defeated Thursday, as some Republican state lawmakers sided with Democrats to block the bills. See potential biases and similarities in reports from cnn, nro and thehill:
Proposed abortion restrictions in South Carolina and Nebraska were defeated Thursday, as some Republican state lawmakers sided with Democrats to block the bills.South Carolina's proposed restrictions would have banned all abortions, with exceptions for rape, incest, fatal fetal anomalies, and the life of the mother. It failed in a 22-21 vote. Nebraska's proposed limits would have banned most abortions after six weeks, with similar exceptions.
In South Carolina, the only five women in the state Senate – three Republicans, a Democrat, and an Independent – banded together to block the proposed limits.Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen said he was"profoundly disappointed." South Carolina State Sen. Sandy Senn said,"The only thing that we can do when you all, you men in the chamber, metaphorically keep slapping women by raising abortion again and again and again, is for us to slap you back with our words.
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