“To see this debate go to the dark places, the dark edges, where it has gone on both sides of the aisle, have been deeply disturbing to me as a woman, as a female legislator, as a mom, and as a victim of rape,” Mace said.
After Roe v. Wade was overturned, Republican-led states passed legislation to restrict access to abortions and criminalize them. South Carolina’s bill is only the latest in this pattern.
According to a New York Times tracker, at least 18 states have outright banned abortions, and only eight were overruled.