Why a state proposal to apply homicide laws to abortions matters

Posted on AllSides March 16th, 2023
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Republican policymakers pushing abortion restrictions is not new, but as NBC News reported, GOP legislators in South Carolina continue to push existing boundaries in radical directions. There’s no shortage of problems with a proposal like this one, but there’s one glaring issue that tops the list: In South Carolina, convicted murders can face the death penalty. In other words, if the South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act were to become law, and a woman terminated an unwanted or dangerous pregnancy, she could face possible execution at the hands of her...

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