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SC Senate to Hear Hate Crimes Bill

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Submitted by South Carolina in March 2023.

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Please call and write your Senator to support H.3014. Let's blanket the Senate with constituent comments. Spread the word!

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Both chambers hear abortion bans on Tues., Feb. 7

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Submitted by South Carolina in February 2023.

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Please make four calls by Monday. Tell  your senator, your house representative, and committee chairs Danny Verdin and Weston Newton to stop the bans!  Both chambers meet Tuesday. 

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SC S.39 ESA (voucher) bill

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Submitted by South Carolina in January 2023.

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A revived Education Scholarship Account (ESA) bill S.39 is speeding through the South Carolina Senate. An ESA, like a voucher, is a strategy for diverting public money to private schools. Let your personal senator know your concerns now.

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SC Senate returns Nov. 9 to hear abortion ban

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Submitted by South Carolina in November 2022.

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The SC Senate will hear H.5399, an extreme abortion ban, on the morning November 9. 

By November 8, call or visit your Senator. Again. Identify yourself as a CONSTITUENT and tell them to vote NO. 
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Abortion bill moves to the Senate. #StopTheBansSC!

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Submitted by South Carolina in September 2022.

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H.5399, an extreme abortion ban, moves to the Senate for debate next week. 

Before September 7, contact your Senator. Again. Identify yourself as a CONSTITUENT and tell them to vote NO. 

Pack the State House in a show of opposition at 10 am, Tuesday, September 6 (Medical Affairs Subcommittee) and 10 am, Wednesday, September 7 (full Senate debate). 
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We will not be silenced. #StopTheBansSC!

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Submitted by South Carolina in August 2022.

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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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Stop the bans! Act now and be counted.

LWVSC Alert: Committtees to hear bans in mid-August

Submitted by South Carolina in August 2022.

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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

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Committees to Meet; Stop the Abortion Bans!

LWVSC Alert: Committtees to hear bans in mid-August

Submitted by South Carolina in July 2022.

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During the week of August 15, committees in both Houses will hear abortion bills: 
 
Email all committee members NOW to #StopTheBansSC.
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Repeal SC abortion restrictions; email the House Ad Hoc Committee

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Submitted by South Carolina in June 2022.

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House Bill H.5399 would ban all abortions in all circumstances. This bill threatens the rights and bodily autonomy of women —not only our moral agency and personal dignity but our lives. The 2021 “heartbeat” law should be repealed and further attempts to restrict abortion prior to viability should cease.

Email to #StopTheBansSC. PDF icon Read our testimony.

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Amend S.935 Education Scholarship Accounts

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Submitted by South Carolina in March 2022.

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Education Scholarship Account (ESA) Bill S.935 is scheduled for Senate floor debate this week, and it has strong support. Additional amendments are needed in three areas: funding, accountability, and accessibility.

Tell your senator that S.935 must be amended. 

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