SC state rep. says waiting period for abortions "reduces buyer's remorse"
Governor Mark Sanford signed a bill on Wednesday requiring women in South Carolina to wait 24 hours before an abortion is administered.
S.C. Rep. Dan Cooper co-sponsored the bill and said he hopes it will reduce the number of abortions by giving women more time to think.
"This just gives us another step in trying to convince people that that is an actual human inside of the mother," said Cooper. "You got three days to return some things you buy. Buyer’s remorse they call it when you buy appliances and things, so why would you have at least a 24 hour period so you could at least consider that decision?"
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S.C. Rep. Dan Cooper co-sponsored the bill and said he hopes it will reduce the number of abortions by giving women more time to think.
"This just gives us another step in trying to convince people that that is an actual human inside of the mother," said Cooper. "You got three days to return some things you buy. Buyer’s remorse they call it when you buy appliances and things, so why would you have at least a 24 hour period so you could at least consider that decision?"
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