Harris originally introduced the same bill in 2023, and the idea that lawmakers would consider using capital punishment on people who get abortions sparked national outrage. Several Republicans who co-sponsored that bill quietly removed their names after public outcry. The 2023 version died shortly after it was introduced in the state House.
Harris did not respond to HuffPost’s request for comment this week, but defended the bill in 2023 to HuffPost reporter Lydia O’Connor.
“My bill does not single out women,” Harris said at the time. “It prohibits everyone from committing murder. It provides the same due process that everyone enjoys under our current laws.”
It’s very unlikely that the bill will go anywhere this time around. The current version has six co-sponsors, including Harris, all of whom are white men and members of the South Carolina Freedom Caucus, part of the more extreme sector of the Republican Party.
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/south-carolina-republicans-set-to-reintroduce-bill-allowing-death-penalty-for-abortions_n_675b3f40e4b08876deeb7287
I hope this article is right and that it is unlikely to pass.
But the fact it has even been introduced is so scary.
I have always felt that peeple who live their lives by religious beliefs should not be allowed to become politicians.
Because it nearly always means they are trying to impose their beliefs on others.