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Demand South Carolina legislators repeal abortion restrictions! Hearing Scheduled!

by Brandi Ellison on Jun 29, 2022

House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on Abortion is meeting on  Thursday, July 7, 2022. 

The South Carolina House of Representatives has put together a special Ad Hoc Committee to consider NEW legislation related to the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion. This Committee has set its first meeting date to hear from the public.   

This is a critical moment for the voices of South Carolinians to be heard! Members of this committee are on the record about wanting to see a total and complete ban on abortion in South Carolina. The hearing will be one of the few opportunities for public testimony on the future of abortion access in South Carolina, and we need abortion rights supporters to show up and speak out.   

The House Ad Hoc Committee on Abortion  

Thursday, July 7, 2022   

Hearing Room: Blatt Building, Room 110   

10:30am- Testifiers and fill the room efforts- meet at room 110 in the Blatt Building

We are anticipating a line and limited seats in hearing room. 

11:00am-Until- Rally and SpeakOut outside Blatt Building  

12:00pm - Committee Hearing Starts (for those who are attending) 

 

 

How to get to the statehouse-
https://bit.ly/SCStatehouseInfo
https://bit.ly/SCStatehouseInfoSpanish 

Contact Committee Members and Tell Them to Repeal Abortion Restrictions:  Take Action Now! 

For Testifiers: Here’s what we know:  

Ad Hoc Committee Members:   

John McCravy   JohnMcCravy@schouse.gov 

Micah Caskey   MicahCaskey@schouse.gov 

Heather Crawford HeatherCrawford@schouse.gov 

Chandra Dillard ChandraDillard@schouse.gov 

Jackie Hayes JackieHayes@schouse.gov 

Rosalyn Henderson-Myers RosalynHenderson-Myers@schouse.gov 

David Hiott DavidHiott@schouse.gov 

Jeffery Johnson JeffJohnson@schouse.gov 

Josiah Magnuson JosiahMagnuson@schouse.gov 

Travis Moore travis@upstatelawsc.com 

Melissa Oremus MelissaOremus@schouse.gov 

David Weeks  DavidWeeks@schouse.gov 

What should be in your testimony?  Demand that legislators maintain and expand abortion access in South Carolina. Research shows that being denied an abortion has serious consequences for a person’s health, well-being, and financial security. ** Remember to include your personal story and any compelling data  

Who should speak? The committee wants to hear from anyone and everyone who could be impacted by an abortion ban. That means YOU!    

Nervous or have questions about testifying? WREN recently hosted two testifier trainings to help you learn the ins and outs of testifying. You can watch one of them here. 

Abortion Access Resources link here   

If you have any questions, please email us at info@scwren.org   

Meeting Agenda: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/agendas/124h12453.pdf  

  1. 5399 Bill Text: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/5399.htm

We will update this page and WREN members as soon as we know more information. Please check back for updates.  

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