WAR ON SOUTH CAROLINA WOMEN: State passes unconstitutional ban on abortion that has no exceptions for the life of the mother
by jovan1984
Columbia — See you in court, legislature.
South Carolina representatives passed one of the most extreme – and unconstitutional – restrictions on abortion, the first nationally since neighboring North Carolina’s Senate Bill 353 in July 2013.
“This is a dangerous bill for South Carolina women …, made even more extreme by removing exceptions for victims of rape and incest,” said Alyssa Miller, South Carolina director of public affairs for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, in a statement.
“The reality is that abortion later in pregnancy is extremely rare and often takes place in complex and difficult situations where a woman and her doctor need every medical option available,” she added.
These are the following representatives who voted for the bill, with local representatives in bold.
Allison, Merita A.
Anthony, Michael A. (DINO)
Atwater, Todd K.
Ballentine, Nathan
Bannister, Bruce W.
Bedingfield, Eric M.
Bingham, Kenneth A.
Bowers, William K. (DINO)
Bradley, Jeffrey A.
Brannon, Norman D.
Brown, Grady A. (DINO)
Burns, James Mikell
Chumley, William M.
Clary, Gary E.
Clemmons, Alan D.
Cole, J. Derham, Jr.
Collins, Neal A.
Crawford, Heather Ammons
Crosby, William E.
Daning, Joseph S.
Delleney, F. Gregory, Jr.
Duckworth, Gregory D.
Erickson, Shannon S.
Felder, Raye
Finlay, Kirkman, III
Forrester, P. Michael
Fry, Russell W.
Funderburk, Laurie Slade (DINO)
Gagnon, Craig A.
George, J. Wayne (DINO)
Goldfinch, Stephen L., Jr.
Hamilton, Daniel P.
Hardee, Kevin
Hayes, Coach Jackie E. (DINO)
Henderson, Phyllis J.
Herbkersman, William G.
Hicks, Donna C.
Hill, Jonathon D.
Hiott, David R.
Hixon, William M.
Horne, Jenny Anderson
Huggins, Chip
Johnson, Jeffrey E.
Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.
Kennedy, Ralph Shealy, Jr.
Loftis, Dwight A.
Long, Deborah A.
Lowe, Phillip D.
Lucas, James H.
McCoy, Peter M., Jr.
Merrill, James H.
Moss, Dennis C.
Moss, V. Stephen
Nanney, Wendy K.
Newton, Wm. Weston J.
Ott, Russell L. (DINO)
Pitts, Michael A.
Pope, Thomas E.
Putnam, Joshua A.
Quinn, Rick
Ridgeway, Robert L., III (DINO)
Riley, R. Shannon
Rivers, Samuel, Jr.
Ryhal, Mike
Sandifer, William E., III
Simrill, J. Gary
Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.
Smith, Garry R.
Sottile, F. Michael
Spires, L. Kit
Stringer, Tommy M.
Tallon, Edward R., Sr.
Taylor, Bill
Thayer, Anne J.
Toole, McLain R.
White, W. Brian
Whitmire, William R.
Willis, Mark N.
Yow, Richard L.
Bill Clyburn, who represents Aiken, and Jerry Govan, who represents Hampton County, were excused from the vote. Two other local representatives, Aiken County Republicans Chris Corley and Don Wells, did not vote.
And here’s Rep. Todd Rutherford with the tweet of the night:
The next time you hit a pothole, remember Republicans were too busy restricting women’s reproductive rights to do anything about it.
— Todd Rutherford (@RepRutherford) May 17, 2016
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