Abortion bans fail in conservative South Carolina, Nebraska
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Abortion bans in deeply conservative Nebraska and South Carolina both fell short of advancing in close legislative votes amid heated debates among Republicans, yet another sign that abortion is becoming a difficult issue for the GOP.
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Nebraska 6-week abortion ban fails to advance in Legislature
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Abortion bans fail in conservative South Carolina, Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An effort to advance a bill that would ban abortion around the sixth week of pregnancy fell one vote short of breaking a filibuster
Abortion bans in deeply conservative Nebraska and South Carolina both fell short of advancing in close legislative votes amid heated debates among Republicans, yet another sign that abortion is becoming a difficult issue for the GOP.
LINCOLN — The Nebraska Legislature fell one vote short Thursday of passing a ban on abortions after an ultrasound detects embryonic cardiac activity, at about six weeks into a pregnancy.
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Measures that would have severely restricted abortion failed Thursday in Nebraska and South Carolina, which both have Republican-controlled legislatures, a reflection of the growing unease among Republicans over the political popularity of strict bans.
Abortion bans in Nebraska and South Carolina have been blocked by a single vote in each state. The Nebraska vote prevented a floor vote. South Carolina's ban was blocked when six Republicans joined Democrats.
The South Carolina bill was stopped by five women, three Republicans and two Democrats. The Nebraska bill went down due to an 80-year-old male Republican.
Each law fell a single vote short of passing in their legislatures amid heated debates among Republicans. It's another sign that abortion is becoming a difficult issue for the GOP.
Legislators in South Carolina and Nebraska failed to pass abortion bans in their respective states after some Republican holdouts prevented motions to end filibusters.
