The South Carolina state Senate rejected a near-total abortion ban on Thursday, after the chamber's five female lawmakers led a multi-day filibuster against the bill. The bill ultimately failed in a 22-21 vote, which is the third time that a near-total abortion ban has failed to pass the Republican-majority chamber since the overturning of Roe v. Wade last June.
Three Republicans, a Democrat and an Independent joined together as the only five women in the state senate to block the legislation, which sought to ban abortion from conception with exceptions for rape, incest, fatal fetal anomalies and to save the life of the mother. Abortion currently remains legal in South Carolina through 22 weeks but earlier this year, the state Senate passed another bill banning abortion at around six weeks.
In Nebraska and South Carolina, two anti-abortion bills that would have severely restricted abortion failed Thursday in both states. In South Carolina specifically, they were unable to pass their "Human Life Protection Act," which would have banned abortions in-state; it fell one vote shy of reaching full consideration due to its failure by a 22-21 margin where five women voted against it. A cloture vote attempting to overcome their filibuster also did not succeed (32-15).
As for Nebraska’s situation: their own six-week-abortion-ban-related legislation did not make it through on Thursday either because they were one senatorial endorsement away from clearing all necessary votes – totaling 33 out of however many available senators participated during session proceedings today – moreover leading up until now when things took an unexpected turn once original co-sponsor withdrew support while still managing somehow despite everything else happening concurrently surrounding said proposal already having been amended thanks largely part efforts made again primarily by none other than member Merv Riepe who successfully moved forward changing existing laws governing restrictions placed upon terminating pregnancies past specified deadline dates such as what currently stands now at 20 weeks down instead towards just 12 weeks only!
Senator Albrecht, who opposed the amendment to reduce the legal abortion limit to 12 weeks in Nebraska, noted that the large majority of abortions in the state take place before this threshold. The bill provided exemptions for cases of ectopic pregnancies and to preserve the life of the mother but did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Lawmakers from both states have expressed their disappointment at these outcomes yet remain steadfast in their commitment towards protecting unborn lives while respecting individual rights held by expectant mothers – even if it means continuing on through future legislative sessions or pursuing alternative methods elsewhere outside traditional political channels altogether!