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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!

LWVSC Alert: Committtees to hear bans in mid-August

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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

LWVSC Alert: Committtees to hear bans in mid-August

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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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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 The 2021 “heartbeat” law should be repealed and further attempts to restrict abortion prior to viability should cease.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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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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Multiple bills to create Education Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) are moving quickly through the SC legislature.

Tell your senator and house representative that you oppose Education Scholarship Account (ESA) proposals due to concerns about affordability, accountability, and accessibility. Oppose these bills that would divert monies from public schools that must serve students who need more resources.

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H. 3205, a call for a federal Constitutional Convention, has been given Special Order in the Senate so it will be a priority for debate on the Senate floor. Call your senator to ask for a NO vote on H. 3205.

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H. 3205: Call for a Constitutional Convention is an ambitious attempt by special interests to cripple the federal government

This bill has been approved by the House and by the Senate Judiciary, and is moving to the Senate calendar.

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We need your voice by Wednesday, February  9, when the House Election Laws Subcommittee takes up a very important early and absentee voting bill. The bill does something that we have long needed, creating a no-excuse early voting period. However, it also does things that are threats to voter access and reasonable election administration. We hope everyone will provide personal testimony at the hearing or in writing. The League's testimony: 

PDF icon 2/9/2022 House Testimony: H.4919 Absentee & Early Voting

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On Wednesday, January 26, 9 am, the SC Senate Medical Affairs Committee will take up two dangerous bills: 1) S.988 "Trigger Law," bans all abortions and declares a fertilized egg to be a person; 2) S. 907 "Abortion Reversal Bill" requiring health professionals to provide unproven misinformation.

PDF icon 1/26/2022  LWVSC Testimony: S. 988 Abortion "Trigger Law"

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