Our Position:
Refer to the LWVSC Program & Action Agenda for our current position on this issue and background/action information, as applicable.
Current Issues:
Abortion
Under Advocacy on our website, see Legislative Advocacy>Human Rights, Services for League actions and testimonies.
- Abortion is essential health care that allows people to decide what’s best for their bodies and their futures.
- Abortion access should be available and accessible for everyone, no matter their identity, circumstances, or location.
- Abortion restrictions disproportionately impact people of color, marginalized communities, and young people. Those who already face discriminatory obstacles to health care—Black, Indigenous, and other people of color; women; people with disabilities; people in rural areas; young people; undocumented people, and those having difficulty making ends meet —would be most affected.
- No one should be criminalized or targeted for pregnancy outcomes and making their own decisions about their bodies and futures. People have been self-managing their abortions safely and effectively— both with pills and other options—for hundreds of years. The real threat of criminalization unfairly targets marginalized communities.
Webinar: SC Women and Families Post Roe (8.17..2022)
Health Care Access
The League of Women Voters believes that all South Carolinians should have affordable access to a basic level of quality health care that includes behavioral health care and reproductive health care, but the reality is that this remains out of reach for many. We believe that SC should participate in federal programs to provide health care insurance and services for all South Carolinians.
Healthcare Access: Webinars and Resources (2022)
Maternal, Birth, and Infant Health in SC
South Carolina ranks third worst state for having a baby. Get the facts and keep the conversation going.
