In the glare of bright lights, Sen. Patrick Leahy called to order confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor that she hopes will make history and knows will be closely followed by millions. We will have more information as it becomes available.

A state Republican Party official has sued the city of Orangeburg for a second time, saying a police officer prevented him from participating in an abortion protest.

South Carolina legislators have advanced a bill that ensures a fetus who survives an abortion attempt is not treated as medical waste.

A bill requiring women in South Carolina to wait at least 24 hours after their ultrasound before getting an abortion has received approval from a legislative panel. A Senate Medical Affairs subcommittee passed the bill 3-2 on Thursday. The House passed the bill last month.

The Obama administration is moving to rescind a federal rule that reinforced protections for medical providers who refuse to perform abortions and other procedures on moral grounds.

A South Carolina bill requiring women to wait at least 24 hours after an ultrasound before getting an abortion is up for debate by legislators. The measure is expected to be debated Tuesday on the House floor.

A South Carolina legislative panel has approved a bill that says any fetus that survives abortion is entitled to lifesaving treatment.

Women seeking an abortion in South Carolina would have to wait at least 24 hours after their ultrasound under a bill given initial approval by a House subcommittee.

A South Carolina priest now says he was “too hasty” in his remarks about President-Elect Barack Obama. Last week, Father Jay Scott Newman warned his parishoners not to take Communion if they voted for Obama. The priest believes Obama’s position on abortion is unacceptable to Catholics. Sunday saw protestors at his church in Greenville. CNN’s Kristen Natasia has more.

A South Carolina priest says he was too hasty when he told parishioners who voted for President-elect Barack Obama to refrain from taking Holy Communion because of his stance in support of abortion.

A priest at a South Carolina Roman Catholic church says his parishioners shouldn’t take Holy Communion if they voted for Barack Obama because of the Democrat’s stance on abortion.