COLUMBIA — The South Carolina house has given key approval to a bill that would require women seeking abortions to view an ultrasound first. The bill passed a second reading Wednesday. A third, usually formality third reading will take place later. If this bill is passed, it would be the first of its kind in the nation. Rep. Greg Delleney (R-Chester and York Counties), is the bill’s key sponsor. ‘I’m just trying to save lives and protect people from regret and inform women with the most accurate non-judgemental information that can be provided,’ he says. Currently, there is already a South Carolina law requiring women to pass prerequisites before abortions, including reviewing abortion information and undergoing a waiting period. Still, Delleney says women need more information to make a final decision. ‘From the calls I’ve gotten, I think some people wished there was an ultrasound requirement at the time they underwent the abortion procedure,’ he said. But Delleney’s ideas are meeting a lot of opposition from several organizations, as well as other lawmakers, such as Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D-Orangeburg County). She says it’s too extreme. ‘I see it as some kind of emotional […]