South Carolina Passes Six-Week Abortion Ban

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🗓️ 24 May 2023

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A.M. Edition for May 24. South Carolina has moved to ban most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, imposing severe restrictions in one of the last bastions for legal abortion access in the southern U.S. Plus, baby-formula makers face an FTC collusion probe. And the Journal’s David Benoit on whether JPMorgan’s status as America’s biggest bank is an asset or a liability to the U.S. financial system. Luke Vargas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:19.3	Baby formula makers face an FTC collusion probe.
0:23.6	Plus, South Carolina tightens abortion restrictions as access
0:27.8	erodes across the South and when is a big bank too big?
0:32.9	JP Morgan's continued growth sparks a debate.
0:35.9	That's sort of a category killer, right?
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0:41.7	banks to compete and I think there's the argument that regulation should figure out how to support
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0:54.3	the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.
1:03.6	South Carolina has moved to ban most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
1:09.2	The bill was approved by the South Carolina Senate and is set to impose severe restrictions
1:14.8	on abortion in one of the last bastions for legal access in the southern US.
1:20.4	The state's Republican-led Congress has tried to find a compromise between a proposed total ban
1:27.2	and current law which allowed abortions up to 22 weeks.
1:31.6	Republican Katrina Shealey is one of the five women in the 46 seat state senate who opposed
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