South Carolina
Status of Abortion:
Legal
for mothers.
Legal
for abortionists.
South Carolina law allows abortion up until 22 weeks. A heartbeat bill passed by the state was struck down by the State Supreme Court in January 2023 for being “arbitrary.”
Abolition History:
State Rep. Jonathan Hill introduced the first bill to abolish abortion in South Carolina in 2021. In 2023, State Rep. Rob Harris filed House Bill 3549, the South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act.
Abolitionist Legislators & Candidates
Anti-Abolitionist Legislators
Legislators supporting BOTH Abolition AND Incremental Legislation
Current Abolitionist Legislation
Legislative Calendar
Annual Regular Sessions begin in January and end in May
Legislative Deadlines:
Deadlines will be posted as they become available
Legislative Branch
South Carolina State Legislature
Speaker of the House:
Rep. G Murrell Smith, Jr (R-67)
President of the Senate:
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Congressional Delegation
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Abolitionist Organizations
Abolitionist Churches
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