Thank you to our friends at ProTruth SC and Legal Defense Fund for their collaboration in tonight’s #freedomtolearn event!

This morning my daughter & I volunteered to pack lunches for hungry kids living in poverty with Christ Church Episcopal Church & Preschool. I’m so glad Christ Church is taking direct action to tackle food insecurity. (1/2)

Join us tonight. If I can make it after this long week, I hope you can too.

South Carolina's abortion law is vague, forcing providers to assume it’s in effect at the earliest possible moment. This wasn’t enough time for Taylor to access the health care she needed – and it is not enough time for the majority of South Carolinians.
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It’s a shame knowing this didn’t stop our state senate from passing our ban. Thankful for the 4th circuit precedence here 🙏🏼

A reminder that we’d love to have you join us tonight, tomorrow, or Sunday, as best works for you:

Every time I’m in the lobby I learn how much goes into the process that the every day person never gets to see. For better or for worse. It’s such a nuanced thing with many moving parts.

Appreciate all who have helped me learn along the way, and who ask ?s to understand better.

Don’t ever let conservatives tell you they’re the party of small government and deregulation. They won’t hesitate to continue stripping away the freedoms that we hold dear and regulating people’s bodies.

With just a few days left in this year’s session at the State House, the Senate is taking on a controversial move that would ban gender-affirming care for minors.

For the full story: bit.ly/3UICc6m

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#news #politics #trans #genderaffirmingcare #trans gender

Today my opponent, Ross Turner, voted yet again to insert himself between patients and their doctors, between teachers and their students, between parents and their children. Families, women, and adults deserve the freedom to make their own healthcare decisions!

“I’m not going to sit back and judge families going through scenarios I don’t know about,” Tameika Isaac Devine said. “I am gong to be compassionate. I am going to be empathetic and I’m going to try to understand. That’s what my God tells me.”

We need so many more like Senator Devine.

“Republican Sen. Danny Verdin said polls show voters in South Carolina back the ban. With all senators up for reelection this year, that idea could get tested at the ballot box.”

Verdin’s wrong. Polling was done. 71% of all participants did not agree with government interference

The South Carolina Senate has passed a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. apnews.com/article/transg…

Mood:

South Carolinians like the Bell family deserve better than a government that attacks their child’s healthcare access. Sending love and solidarity to our partners in South Carolina, who faced a tough setback today when H. 4624 passed the Senate. postandcourier.com/health/sc-tran… 1/2

Here’s your next action step, y’all. Don’t let today’s vote deflate you entirely. There’s still work to do.

This isn’t the news we wanted to share today – but the SC Senate has voted to pass #H4624 , the anti-trans healthcare bill. We’re sad, angry, and extremely disappointed Senators passed this, prioritizing anti-trans attack over making SC better for all. bit.ly/4dqVnJ6 1/5

Jace sums this day up beautifully. Painful, but beautifully.

In a heartbreaking vote, the Senate just passed H4624, a bill to ban healthcare for transgender youth and to limit its access for transgender adults.

..mental health professionals & many others pleading to be just left alone.

No matter how hardened your heart is on the issue, I challenge you to watch this montage of testimony for yourself. We owe it to them to have their voices heard.
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