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Abortion could be punished as homicide under South Carolina’s new bill

South Carolina Republican lawmakers introduced the Prenatal Equal Protection Act this week, a bill classifying abortion as murder from conception.

The legislation would apply homicide and wrongful death laws to all parties involved, including the pregnant woman, making it the strongest anti-abortion law in state history.

State Sen. Lee Bright, the bill’s sponsor, said, “These children deserve equal protection (...) I know we've got hearts and minds to change.”

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