{"id":628,"date":"2008-04-21T15:58:50","date_gmt":"2008-04-21T15:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/2008\/04\/sc-governor-considers-abortion.php"},"modified":"2008-04-21T15:58:50","modified_gmt":"2008-04-21T15:58:50","slug":"sc-governor-considers-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2008\/04\/sc-governor-considers-abortion","title":{"rendered":"S.C. Governor Considers Abortion Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tulsa World &#8211; April 18, 2008 <\/strong><br \/>\nCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) &#8212; A bill awaiting the South Carolina governor&#8217;s signature would require abortion providers to ask women whether they want to see ultrasound images of their fetuses before the procedure.<br \/>\nAs part of a legislative compromise formally announced Thursday, women must wait at least an hour after seeing an ultrasound to have an abortion.<br \/>\nRepublican state Sen. Mike Fair said he hoped women would use the time to decide against abortion.<br \/>\nThe agreement was reached after more than a year of debate on whether women should be required to see the ultrasound.<br \/>\nGov. Mark Sanford, a Republican, has said he supports the bill generally but would review the specifics before deciding whether to sign it.<br \/>\nClinics already perform ultrasounds before nearly all abortions to verify the age of the fetus. Critics of requiring the test said they didn&#8217;t want the state to require one, arguing that it can be invasive and painful in some cases.<br \/>\n<em>(C) 2008 Tulsa World. via ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tulsa World &#8211; April 18, 2008 COLUMBIA, S.C. 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