South Carolina Daily Gazette

Advocates for abortion rights are launching a petition in hopes of showing the Legislature’s ruling Republicans that South Carolinians support repealing the six-week abortion ban signed into law last year. Groups backing the effort, announced Tuesday outside the Statehouse, include the League of Women Voters, the American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina, the Palmetto State Abortion Fund, Columbia NOW and Planned Parenthood.

AI (Artificial Intelligence) is rapidly making inroads into all aspects of science and technology. A critical issue for American society is the impact that these developments are having and will have on elections. The League of Women Voters of South Carolina is teaming up with researchers at the University of South Carolina's Artificial Intelligence Institute. Matt Saltzman, LWVSC Director of Election Systems and Technology, recently participated in the annual conference of the Association for the Advancement of AI in Vancouver.

The League of Women Voters of South Carolina (LWVSC) supports equal rights for all persons regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, or disability. We also support access to quality medical care for all persons.

This bill would prevent persons with gender dysphoria from exercising their right to access appropriate medical treatments as defined by respected medical associations.

The Constitutional Laws Subcommittee of House Judiciary has scheduled a hearing for H. 3676 on Feb. 15. Constitutional convention resolutions take several forms but are all attempts to compel the nation to bow to the wishes of a minority of its people. Assessments by independent constitutional scholars, such as the American Bar Association and the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, make it clear that the convention process is shrouded in legal and political uncertainties. Results could be catastrophic.