S.C. Senate passes controversial fetal heartbeat law
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Jan. 28 (UPI) Lawmakers in the South Carolina state Senate on Thursday passed a bill to ban most abortions, sending it to the Republican-controlled House were it is expected to pass but its fate is in doubt as it will likely face lengthy litigation if it becomes law.
The state s Republican governor, Henry McMaster, said he intends to sign the controversial South Carolina Fetal Heartbeat Protection from Abortion Act immediately into effect if it lands on his desk.
Advertisement We re closer than we ve ever been to passing into law the most comprehensive pro-life legislation our state has ever seen, McMaster tweeted after the bill passed the state s Senate. It s off to the House of Representatives now, where we have great leaders who I know will fight for life.
“It is not the Republicans’ job to limit the minimum wage increase for populations they apparently deem unworthy,” Diaz said. “It is ridiculous and discriminatory. Floridians already voted by over 60% to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour. It is simple as that.”
John Morgan, the Orlando trial lawyer whose firm spent $4.6 million to finance the petition campaign that got the minimum wage increase on the ballot in November, vowed to sue if Brandes’ measure advanced.
“This bill unconscionably targets some of the most vulnerable populations among us – the very people more than 6 million Floridians voted to help lift out of poverty,” Morgan said. “By pushing to pay these workers pennies on the dollar of what they deserve, some in Tallahassee seem more concerned with perpetuating an evil cycle of systemic poverty, racism and disenfranchisement to benefit corporations, rather than serve the interests of their constituents.
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