Topic - Senate Medical Affairs Committee

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, file photo, Rep. Josiah Magnuson speaks in favor of a bill banning abortion after a heartbeat is detected, in Columbia, S.C. A group of South Carolina senators are expected to take another step toward banning almost all abortions in the state. The Senate Medical Affairs Committee is expected to pass a “heartbeat abortion” bill Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)

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The Senate Medical Affairs Committee in South Carolina advanced a bill that would outlaw abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected, typically around six weeks of pregnancy. At that phase of pregnancy, many are unaware that they have become pregnant. (ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS)

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