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South Carolina is considering the nation’s most restrictive abortion proposal, which would ban it in all cases except to save the woman’s life, with 30-year prison terms.

The bill would criminalize many contraceptives including IUDs, severely restrict in vitro fertilization, and ban doctors from discussing abortion options with patients.

Even abortion opponents are split over the measure: Some Republicans, though not all, argue women should not be punished.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sending women who get abortions to prison for decades. Outlawing IUDs. Sharply restricting in vitro fertilization.

These are the strictest abortion prohibitions and punishments in the nation being considered

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