Columbia, SC (LifeNews.com) -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has signed a bill that would allow women a chance to see an ultrasound of their unborn child before an abortion. The southern state is now the eighteenth to have such a law, which pro-life groups and lawmakers hope will help reduce the number of abortions further.

The bill is another measure designed to give women information they don't normally get from an abortion center and to help reduce abortions.