South Carolina lawmakers passed a “fetal heartbeat bill” on Wednesday that will ban most abortions in the state after the pregnancy is about six weeks in. The legislation passed 79–35 votes in favor in the Republican majority senate who have gained three seats during the elections last year. Many officials have made the “South Carolina Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act” a No. 1 priority. Gov. Henry McMaster has repeatedly backed the abortion ban as one of his biggest focuses since being sworn-in to office in 2017. McMaster has promised to sign the bill as soon as he can and after the House will give it a final procedural vote on Thursday, which is unlikely to change the outcome. “We’re closer than we’ve ever been to passing into law the most comprehensive pro-life legislation our state has ever seen,” McMaster tweeted in January. During a press conference Wednesday, the governor called the …