Tag: South Carolina

S.C. Supreme Court denies Planned Parenthood’s appeal to enjoin the Fetal Heartbeat Act

By Holly Gatling, Executive Director, South Carolina Citizens for Life COLUMBIA, S.C. (Tuesday, November 21, 2023) – The South Carolina Supreme Court in a unanimous and brief opinion denied the appeal of two abortion businesses to enjoin the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection Act and to determine the meaning of “fetal heartbeat.” The order was signed …

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SCCL Responds to Planned Parenthood’s Latest Attack on Fetal Heartbeat Law

“Planned Parenthood is in the business of killing unborn children and charging money for it” By Holly Gatling, Executive Director, South Carolina Citizens for Life COLUMBIA, S.C. (Thursday, September 14, 2023) – Planned Parenthood has filed yet another court challenge to the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act in the South Carolina state court, …

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South Carolina Supreme Court Declines to Rehear Heartbeat Decision

By Holly Gatling, Executive Director, South Carolina Citizens for Life COLUMBIA, S.C. (Tuesday, August 29, 2023) – The South Carolina Supreme Court rejected Planned Parenthood’s petition to reconsider its 4-1 decision upholding the 2023 Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act issued on August 23. Planned Parenthood petitioned for a re-hearing on the grounds that the …

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Abortions Down 70% at Planned Parenthood in Columbia, South Carolina, on First Day After State Supreme Court Upholds Heartbeat Law

By Holly Gatling, Executive Director, South Carolina Citizens for Life COLUMBIA, S.C. (Friday, August 25, 2023) – Less than 24 hours after the South Carolina Supreme Court upheld the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act, abortions dropped by 70 percent at Planned Parenthood across the street from the South Carolina Citizens for Life office. SCCL strongly …

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South Carolina’s Fetal Heartbeat Act Upheld by South Carolina Supreme Court

WASHINGTON – Today, the South Carolina Supreme Court upheld South Carolina’s 2023 Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act in a 4-1 ruling. South Carolina Supreme Court Justice John Kittredge, writing for the majority, concluded: …the legislature has found that the State has a compelling interest in protecting the lives of unborn children. That finding is indisputable …

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South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Heartbeat Act 4-1

By Holly Gatling, Executive Director, South Carolina Citizens for Life COLUMBIA, SC (Wednesday, August 23, 2023) – In a 4-1 decision today, the South Carolina Supreme Court upheld the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act stating, “[T]he legislature has found that the State has a compelling interest in protecting the lives of unborn children. …

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Orangeburg County Citizens for Life Rocks the 49th Annual NRL Convention in South Carolina

By Sally J. Zaleski “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” Edmund Burke’s words of wisdom motivates Richard (Dick) Grindle in his pro-life outreach. A resident of Santee, South Carolina, Grindle frequently refers to Burke when he encounters other pro-lifers. (We) “have to be a ‘doer’ …

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BREAKING NEWS: The number of abortions in South Carolina Continue Downward Trend in 2018

Lowest number since 1975 By Holly Gatling, Executive Director, South Carolina Citizens for Life COLUMBIA, S.C. (July 1, 2019)– Abortions in South Carolina declined again in 2018 with 466 fewer abortions reported than in 2017, according to the newly released report by the State Department of Health and Environmental Control [DHEC]. The total–4,646–is the lowest …

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SCCL President receives prestigious Carroll Campbell Courage in Leadership Award

By South Carolina Citizens for Life Lisa Van Riper, the president of South Carolina Citizens for Life, received the Carroll Campbell Courage in Leadership Award Monday night at the Greenville, S.C., County Republican Convention. The award, named for the late South Carolina Governor Carroll Campbell, a staunchly pro-life leader, is given for pro-life advocacy at …

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LIFEPAC Endorsed Dwight Loftis Wins Special Election for SC Senate Seat 6

By Holly Gatling, Executive Director, South Carolina Citizens for Life COLUMBIA, S.C. –In a landslide victory, Dwight Loftis, long-time pro-life member of the SC House of Representatives, won Tuesday’s special election to the SC Senate for District six. Endorsed by LIFEPAC, he will fill the Senate seat left vacant when former State Senator William Timmons …

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South Carolina Citizens for Life unveils redesigned “Choose Life” vehicle license plate

By Holly Gatling, Executive Director, South Carolina Citizens for Life Editor’s note. My family and I will be on our vacation through September 7. I will occasionally add new items but for the most part we will repost “the best of the best” — the stories our readers have told us they especially liked. South …

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