SC House lawmakers recommend abortion bill to judiciary committee
Ultimately the suggested bill moves on to the judiciary committee after nine representatives voted for it.
Abortion
House votes to restore abortion access nationwide
Washington update on House vote
WASHINGTON (AP) – The House has voted to restore abortion access nationwide. It’s Democrats’ first legislative response to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion. But the House bill approved Friday has little chance of becoming law, with the necessary support lacking in the 50-50 Senate. But the vote marks the beginning of a new era…
U.S. Lawmakers debate Abortion Bill
Lawmakers calling up a bill to ensure women can cross state lines to get an abortion without consequences
ABC NEWS– Weeks after Roe v Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court, Democratic Senators pushing legislation to protect women’s reproductive rights. Lawmakers calling up a bill to ensure women can cross state lines to get an abortion without consequences, after a 10 year old rape victim had to seek abortion care in another state. ABC’s Reena Roy has the…
AP: Planned Parenthood sues over 6-week abortion ban in S.C.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) –Abortion access advocates have filed a lawsuit in South Carolina to block the state’s law banning abortion around six weeks. It’s the latest installment of a long legal battle over the so-called fetal heartbeat bill. Republican Gov. Henry McMaster signed the law last year but a federal judge blocked it after a Planned Parenthood lawsuit. Earlier this…
Biden signs order on abortion access after high court ruling
By Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller and Chris Megerian (AP)
The actions he outlined are intended to mitigate some potential penalties women seeking abortion may face after the ruling but are limited in their ability to safeguard access to abortion nationwide. Biden acknowledged the limitations facing his office, saying it would require an act of Congress to restore access to abortion in the more than a dozen states where strict limits or total bans have gone into effect in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling.
PRO-LIVE VS. PRO-CHOICE: SC residents testify before House committee members about abortion law
Some were outraged at the states Fetal Heartbeat Bill, with others saying it’s not enough.
Activists on both sides of the abortion debate gather at the State House grounds amid Ad-Hoc meeting
Reactions were strong as those for and against abortion access flocked to the State House grounds for Thursday’s Ad-Hoc Committee meeting.
SC House Ad-Hoc Committee to hear public testimony in wake of U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding abortion
A new House committee is set to meet at the State House next week to consider South Carolina abortion laws in light of the Supreme Court’s decision.
President Biden meets with Democratic governors to discuss the protection of abortion rights
President Joe Biden met virtually with several Democratic governors to go over options in protecting abortion rights, while encouraging other leaders to follow suit. The president admits his plan to suspend Senate filibuster rules to pass an abortion rights bill is unlikely to happen with two moderate Democrats pushing back, but he said there is another path forward.
President Biden voices support to drop filibuster to pass abortion rights into law
President Joe Biden is voicing his support for dropping the filibuster to pass abortion rights into law. He’s facing an uphill battle at home, while wrapping up a critical trip to Europe to strengthen America’s alliances abroad.
