ICYMI: South Carolina passed a 6 week abortion ban.
It should be noted that ONE: a lot of folks don’t know they’re pregnant at 6 weeks
TWO: Virginia is the last state in the South that allows #abortion up to 26 weeks
THREE: the Virginia General Assembly is up for election THIS YEAR
South Carolina moves closer to abortion ban, a Southern trend that puts pressure on Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — South Carolina became the latest state to move toward a near total abortion ban Wednesday with legislation that if enacted would leave Virginia an outlier in the South as a place where women have unrestricted access to abortions amid a rapid rise in restrictions in the year since Roe v.