Question about a no-exception abortion ban splits SC Republicans wanting to be governor

By: Seanna Adcox

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: April 22, 2026

Words: 1,203

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago


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Six Republicans running to be South Carolina’s next governor touted their anti-abortion credentials on the debate stage Tuesday but differed on whether they’d support or veto an all-out ban without exceptions.

The debate at the College of Charleston came hours after a Senate committee advanced a bill banning abortions from the onset of a pregnancy, with no exceptions for victims of rape or incest, or for a diagnosed fatal fetal anomaly. Abortions would be …

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