TOMORROW: SC Senators Prepare to Pass Bill Restricting Access to Essential Medications
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Today, the Senate Medical Affairs subcommittee advanced House Bill 4760, a bill that would classify medications commonly used for abortion care and a range of other health conditions as controlled substances.
Senate Subcommittee Advances Total Abortion Ban
COLUMBIA, S.C. – On Wednesday, April 15, the S.C. Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee voted to advance Senate Bill 1095, a bill that would ban abortion in nearly all circumstances with no exceptions for rape, incest, or a fatal fetal diagnosis. The bill would also reclassify medications used in abortion care as controlled substances and criminalize health care providers, a person who has an abortion, and any person who helps someone obtain a legal abortion out of state.
South Carolinians Lobby Legislators to Stop Recent Attacks on Reproductive Health and Freedom
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Today, lawmakers, advocates, and more than 100 South Carolinians gathered at the State House to participate in “Reproductive Health Advocacy Day” to meet with legislators and lobby against recent bills threatening reproductive health and freedom.
S.C. House Prepares to Vote on Bill Restricting Access to Essential Medications
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Today, House legislators are scheduled to take up H. 4760, a bill that would classify medications commonly used for abortion care and a range of other health conditions as controlled substances.
S.C. House Subcommittee Advances Bill Classifying Abortion Medications as Controlled Substances
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Today, the House Judiciary Constitutional Laws Subcommittee held a public hearing on two bills, H. 4760 and H. 3537, that would amend state law to classify medications commonly used for abortion and reproductive care as controlled substances and make abortion a crime punishable by the death penalty, respectively.
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NC House Passes Bill to Cement Federal Restrictions for People with Medicaid into State Law
RALEIGH, N.C. – Today, the North Carolina House passed a proposed committee substitute to Senate Bill 378 that would block patients with Medicaid from using their coverage to pay for preventive care at Planned Parenthood South Atlantic (PPSAT) health centers, including birth control, STI testing and treatment, and cervical cancer screenings.
Senate Abortion Ban Hearing Met with Public Outcry at Planned Parenthood “Stop the Ban” Rally
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Earlier today, the Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 323, a bill that bans abortion with only narrow exceptions for medical emergencies, makes it a crime to help someone obtain a legal abortion in another state, and could potentially lead to restrictions on certain forms of birth control and in vitro fertilization (IVF).
NC Senate Seeks to Entrench Federal Restrictions for People with Medicaid
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