"It eliminates exceptions for rape and incest entirely, leaving only the narrow life-of-the-pregnant-person exception on the books. Individuals who receive or provide an abortion could be imprisoned for up to 30 years under the bill's terms. The legislation also bans the use of contraceptives that work by preventing fertilized eggs from implanting on the uterine wall, which include methods like intrauterine devices (IUDs) and Plan B emergency contraception."
"or in cases of rape and incest - but the vague language of such statues often makes them difficult for providers to abide by. Medical experts do not consider a fertilized egg to be the beginning of a pregnancy - only when an egg is fertilized and implants on the uterine wall does a fertilized egg begin to develop, which is considered the start of a pregnancy."
A proposed South Carolina bill would ban abortion outright, equate abortion with homicide, and remove exceptions for rape and incest while retaining only a narrow life-of-the-pregnant-person exception. The measure would allow imprisonment of up to 30 years for those who receive or provide abortions. The legislation would also ban contraceptives that prevent implantation, including IUDs and emergency contraception, and critics say it could criminalize in vitro fertilization. South Carolina currently bans abortion after a detected embryonic "heartbeat," usually about six weeks, and allows limited exceptions up to 12 weeks for life, rape, or incest amid vague statutory language. Medical experts state a pregnancy begins at implantation, not fertilization.
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