The Statehouse Report

Hundreds of demonstrators and national groups descended Thursday on the S.C. Statehouse grounds to protest, rally, and testify before House lawmakers considering new abortion-related measures in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Some observers criticized the process of the hearing, which focused on a bill for which there was no language and prioritized the testimony of opponents of abortion.

"The founding fathers understood that separation of church and state is essential to representative democracy,” said Lynn Teague, a vice president with the League of Women Voters of South Carolina. “The Supreme Court of the United States decision overturning Roe v. Wade opened the door to ignoring that fundamental protection."

Columbia, SC, July 5, 2022 - SC House Bill 5399, a “no exceptions” abortion bill, prohibits all pregnancy terminations in all circumstances. The League of Women Voters of South Carolina opposes this bill.

The League affirms the right of all people in our country to make their own reproductive choices. In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) took the right for people to make their own decisions and gave it to state governments.

The 2021-22 legislative session has been a roller coaster ride. Now that the regular session is largely over — although special summer sessions loom to complete the budget and to attempt to pass a draconian abortion prohibition bill — we can, with the help of our advocates Lynn Teague and Janelle Rivers, assess the winners and losers.

The Post & Courier

If the problem is that you don’t feel like you know enough about the candidates to cast an informed ballot (and you really shouldn’t vote if you don’t), the League of Women Voters of South Carolina can help. LWVSC and its local affiliates are in their fifth year of participating in the national league’s Vote411 candidate guide, available at vote411.org, to provide basic voter information about our elections.

The site will also show you your ballot, your polling place and other election basics, but its main role is to provide information about the candidates.