The state's Republican governor is now expected to sign the bill into law but legal challenges will follow.
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The vote in South Carolina passed mostly along party lines but was opposed by the three Republican women in the state's Senate. It allows for terminations up to 12 weeks in cases of rape and incest, and provides an exception for medical emergencies.The bill is a revision of an earlier measure that South Carolina's Supreme Court ruled was unconstitutional in January.
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