News

@WFAE
wfae.org > politics > 2026-01-12 > abortion-as-homicide-debate-in-south-carolina-exposes-gop-rift-as-states-weigh-new-restrictions

‘Abortion as Homicide’ Debate in South Carolina Exposes GOP Rift as States Weigh New Restrictions

‘Abortion as Homicide’ Debate in South Carolina Exposes GOP Rift as States Weigh New Restrictions6+ hour, 21+ min ago   (1084+ words) COLUMBIA, S.C. " When a trio of Republican state lawmakers introduced a bill last year that would subject women who obtain abortions to decades in prison, some reproductive rights advocates feared South Carolina might pass the "most extreme" abortion ban in the…...

@WFAE
wfae.org > health > 2025-09-20 > abortion-bans-push-families-deeper-into-poverty-and-drive-up-crime-economists-say

Abortion bans push families deeper into poverty and drive up crime, economists say

Abortion bans push families deeper into poverty and drive up crime, economists say3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (555+ words) When fewer people can get abortions, property crime rates go up, a new working paper out Monday suggests. Most people who seek abortions are already parents, and their main reason is that they cannot afford another child. Years of research…...