GOP-Controlled States , Fail to Pass , Anti-Abortion Bills.<br />On April 27, Nebraska and South Carolina<br />failed to pass measures aimed at severely <br />restricting access to abortions.<br />CNN reports that the inability to pass the <br />measures in Republican-controlled legislatures <br />highlights unease in the GOP over strict bans.<br />Nebraska's 'Heartbeat Act' would <br />have restricted access to abortions after <br />six weeks with limited exceptions. .<br />Sen. Merv Riepe, a cosigner to the bill, abstained from voting alongside one other senator.<br />It is unacceptable for senators to be <br />present not voting on such a momentous <br />vote. I call on Senator Merv Riepe to make <br />a motion to reconsider and stand by the <br />commitments to life he has made in the past, Jim Pillen, Republican Governor of Nebraska, via CNN.<br />CNN reports that current Nebraska <br />law bans abortions after 20 weeks. .<br />South Carolina's 'Human LIfe Protection Act' <br />would have banned abortions in the state <br />with exceptions for cases of rape or incest.<br />Five women, including three Republicans, <br />voted against the bill, preventing <br />its passage by a 22-21 vote.<br />CNN reports that the bill will <br />now be carried over to next year's <br />legislative season, beginning in January.<br />Once a woman became pregnant for any <br />reason, she would now become property of <br />the state of South Carolina if the ‘Human Life <br />Protection Act’ were [to] come into law. , Katrina Frye Shealy, Republican state Senator, via CNN.<br />She could no longer make decisions on <br />her own or at the advice of her well-trained <br />doctor. Every female, regardless of her age, <br />would suddenly become subject to the power <br />of a code book regarding her health, Katrina Frye Shealy, Republican state Senator, via CNN
