The bill is now stuck in the South Carolina House because of a conflicting detail between the Senate and House versions of the bill, according to a Live 5 News report. The Senate bill bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy except when the woman’s life is at risk or if the child would not live outside the womb, according to the report. The House version of the bill only includes the exception for the mother’s life, according to the report.
Due to this small difference, the House has to pass the bill with a minimum of 83 votes so it can go to a conference committee, according to the report. The bill only got 80 votes, so it has to be brought up again and passed, or reintroduced next year, according to the report.
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