Citizen Rights

Citizen Rights

Democratic government depends upon informed and active participation at all levels of government. Governmental bodies must protect the citizen’s right to know by giving adequate notice of proposed actions, holding open meetings, and making public records accessible.

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Event Date: 
09/21/2022 - 3:30pm

Recently, Governor McMaster has signed into law 2 bills that impact children and restrict access to healthcare. The “Save Women’s Sports Act” bans transgender students from playing girls’ or women’s sports in public schools and colleges. The “Medical Acts and Diversity Act” allows medical providers to deny services based on religious beliefs to people, including LGBTQ people.

Sponsored by the LWV of Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area, this panel presentation will clarify the difference between facts and misinformation and enhance understanding of the complexities of gender and sexual identity, particularly as they relate to personal and political issues.

Read more and register. 

LWVSC Action Alert

Action Alerts

We need YOU —and your power as a constituent—as the Senate takes up draconian abortion legislation on September 7.

No set of exceptions will make this legislation —or the “heartbeat” bill already in effect— acceptable. Call your senator and the Senate leadership. Keep up the pressure!

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Event Date: 
08/26/2022 - 12:00am to 11:45pm

August 26, otherwise known as Women's Equality Day, marks the anniversary of the certification of the 19th amendment, which granted some women the right to vote.

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Statement from the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

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News

LWVUS Joins 25 International Organizations in Efforts to Protect Women’s Reproductive Rights Globally

By Kathleen Montgomery

LWVSC Alert: Committtees to hear bans in mid-August

Action Alerts

Both houses are moving forward with abortion bans. The League opposes the proposed bans in their entirety. Read our testimonies: 

PDF icon 8.16.2022 House Special Laws Subcommittee Testimony H.5399

PDF icon 8.17.2022 Senate Medical Affairs Committee Testimony S.1327, S.1373, S.1348

LWVSC Alert: Committtees to hear bans in mid-August

Action Alerts

During the week of August 15, committees in both Houses will hear abortion bills: 
 
Email all committee members NOW to #StopTheBansSC.
SCOTUS's Abortion Decision
Blog Post

On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court released its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning the constitutional right to abortion. In so doing, they turned back the clock, looking almost exclusively at reproductive rights from the lens of the mid-1800s and earlier to determine whether the Constitution confers a right to abortion.

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Blog Post

Dear Members,
Let’s begin this message with some inspiration. Jay Rosenbek, co-chair of our Natural Resources Committee, has been accepted to serve on the Alachua County Environmental Protection Advisory Committee (EPAC).

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