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VOICE members have attended all of the "No Kings" rallies sponsored by 50501 and Indivisible. The fight to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach.

50 protests.
50 states.
1 movement.

 

 

During the 2025 legislative session, the House Constitutional Laws Subcommittee held a hearing on H. 3457, a dangerous total abortion ban. VOICE members testified at the hearing, urging lawmakers to reject the bill. Although it received attention in the subcommittee, the bill ultimately failed to move forward. When the legislative session adjourned in May 2025, H. 3457 had not advanced out of committee. 

"Thank you for your dedication to protecting reproductive freedom and equity in South Carolina. Your voices, your presence, and your advocacy make a difference. Thanks to the overwhelming response from advocates like YOU, lawmakers heard loud and clear that South Carolinians oppose this bill."

 WREN Women's Rights and Empowerment Network

 

CALL TO ACTION! 

Call or email the members of the Senate Medical Affairs Committee to vote NO on Senate Bill 323. Refer to VOICE News Bulletin #9 for more information.

📞 Priority Senators to Contact

If you only have time to make a few calls or send a few emails, please start here:

Full Senate Medical Affairs Committee Contact List

Please consider picking 2–3 names beyond the priority list if you can. Hearing from more VOICES makes a real difference.

 

Daniel B. "Danny" Verdin III (Chair)     Dist. 9      (803) 212-6250   DannyVerdin@scsenate.gov

Harvey S. Peeler, Jr.   Dist. 14       (803) 212-6430      HarveyPeeler@scsenate.gov

Brad Hutto    Dist. 40     (803) 212-6140    BradHutto@scsenate.gov

Shane R. Martin     Dist. 13     (803) 212-6420      ShaneMartin@scsenate.gov

Thomas C. Alexander       Dist. 1     (803) 212-6220     ThomasAlexander@scsenate.gov

Tom Davis     Dist. 46     (803) 212-6080      TomDavis@scsenate.gov

Thomas D. "Tom" Corbin     Dist. 5     (803) 212-6100      TomCorbin@scsenate.gov

Margie Bright Matthews     Dist. 45      (803) 212-6132     MargieBrightMatthews@scsenate.gov

Michael W. Gambrell      Dist. 4     (803) 212-6032     MikeGambrell@scsenate.gov

Richard J. Cash     Dist. 3     (864) 505-2130    RichardCash@scsenate.gov

Billy Garrett     Dist. 10      (803) 212-6016     BillyGarrett@scsenate.gov

Ronnie A. Sabb     Dist. 32      (803) 212-6056     RonnieSabb@scsenate.gov

Deon T. Tedder    Dist. 42     (803) 212-6132     DeonTedder@scsenate.gov

Josh Kimbrell     Dist. 11    (803) 212-6108     JoshKimbrell@scsenate.gov

Tom Fernandez     Dist. 39     (803) 212-6024     TomFernandez@scsenate.gov

Matthew W. "Matt" Leber     Dist. 41    (803) 212-6032     MattLeber@scsenate.gov

Jeff Zell     Dist. 36     (803) 212-6040     JeffZell@scsenate.gov



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Hello, my name is ____________, and I live in __________________.

I'm calling to urge Senator [Last Name] to vote NO on Senate Bill 323. This bill is extreme, cruel, and dangerous for women and girls in South Carolina.

As one mother testified earlier this year, "No loving parent would stand by and watch their child be forced to endure nine more months of trauma after rape. And yet, that is exactly what these laws are demanding of families."

SB 323 goes too far. It endangers survivors of rape and incest, criminalizes compassion, and risks women's health in medical emergencies. Please do the right thing and oppose this bill. Thank you for your time.

 

If you cannot attend, you can watch the hearing either via the statehouse  website: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/ or the mobile app SC Legislature.  On the SC statehouse website's homepage, there will be a listing of each day's hearings along the righthand side of the page, just click the video link to watch the hearing.  To watch via smartphones using the mobile app, viewers will need to download the app in the Apple app store or Google Play store.  The app is called SC Legislature.  Once downloaded, there's an icon at the bottom of the screen that says "video" all hearings will be listed there.