Restricted IUDs, IVF and decades of imprisonment for having an abortion could become the reality for some women living in South Carolina.

The most restrictive abortion bill in the United States is being considered by South Carolina lawmakers, but the bill, which goes before a small group of state senators on Tuesday, local time, faces a long legal journey and there is doubt as to whether it will be approved.

But at this stage the bill has gone further than any other similar proposal in the US since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.

Ban on contraceptives

The proposal would ban all abortions unless the woman's life is threatened and make it illegal for doctors to provide information about abortions or suggest where the procedure is legal.

Under the existing state law

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