Abortion ban faces exceptions fight in South Carolina House


              A sign is seen on the desk of the South Carolina House before a session on a total ban on abortion on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
            
              South Carolina Rep. Stewart Jones, R-Laurens, straightens his tie before a House session on a total ban on abortion on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Columbia, S.C (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
            
              Protesters gather outside the state house in opposition to a proposed abortion ban debated Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022 by the South Carolina House of Representatives in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/James Pollard)
            Opponents of a total ban on abortion gather in the lobby of the South Carolina Statehouse on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) Protesters gather outside the state house in opposition to a proposed abortion ban debated Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022 by the South Carolina House of Representatives in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/James Pollard) Protesters gather outside the state house in opposition to a proposed abortion ban debated Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022 by the South Carolina House of Representatives in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/James Pollard) South Carolina Rep. John McCravy, R-Greenwood, talks about a total ban on abortion he has proposed during the House session on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) South Carolina Rep. Chris Wooten, R-Lexington, left, talks to Republican House Majority Leader David Hiott, right, before a House session on a total ban on abortion on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) South Carolina Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, D-Orangeburg, cleans her desk before a House session on a total ban on abortion on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) South Carolina Rep. John McCravy, R-Greenwood, talks about a total ban on abortion he has proposed during the House session on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) South Carolina Rep. Josiah Magnuson, R-Campobello, talks before a House session on a total ban on abortion on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)