South Carolina became the 17th state to prohibit abortions midway through pregnancy, as Gov. Nikki Haley signed the new law into effect Wednesday.
The measure, known as a “pain-capable law,” bans women from getting an abortion past 20 weeks of pregnancy, unless continuing the pregnancy would threaten her life or the fetus has been diagnosed with a fatal anomoly. Doctors who breach the new rules would face jail time.
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