Democrat says registration key to ousting SC s Tim Scott
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1of3FILE - In this March 3, 2021 file photo, State Rep. Krystle Matthews, D-Ladson, speaks to fellow lawmakers in Columbia, S.C. Matthews is mounting a bid to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott. State Rep. Krystle Matthews told The Associated Press that she will try to register 150,000 new voters across South Carolina to tighten the margin Democrats have struggled to close in statewide election.Jeffrey Collins/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3FILE - In this June 17, 2020, file photo, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., accompanied by Republican senators speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. State Rep. Krystle Matthews, a Democratic state lawmaker is mounting a bid to unseat Scott. Matthews told The Associated Press that she will try to register 150,000 new voters across South Carolina to tighten the margin Democrats have struggled to close in statewide e
SC lawmaker draws ire from fellow Dems on transgender bill
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State Rep. Cezar McKnight, D-Kingstree, speaks during a House Judiciary Committee meeting on a bill that would likely ban all abortions in the state,. Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 in Columbia, S.C. The bill has already passed the Senate.Jeffrey Collins/AP
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Twenty-three South Carolina Republicans have signed onto a measure aimed at blocking hormonal treatments for transgender youth. But the bill’s chief sponsor is a Democrat, prompting intense scrutiny from within his own party.
Last week, lawmakers introduced the South Carolina Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act,” aimed at prohibiting minors from undergoing sex-reassignment procedures. The measure would bar doctors from prescribing medication or performing procedures to alter gender or delay puberty for anyone under age 18, with felony charges possible for doctors who violate the
New SC abortion law remains on hold under judge s order
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) A new South Carolina law banning abortions will stay on hold following a judge s order on Friday to extend a temporary restraining order.
U.S. District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis extension runs through March 19. Her original order, issued last month, had been set to expire at midnight on Friday. On Monday, Lewis is set to preside over a hearing on Planned Parenthood’s request for an injunction halting the law altogether while a lawsuit seeking to overturn it is resolved.
Lewis initially suspended the “ South Carolina Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act ” on its second day in effect, following a lawsuit from Planned Parenthood. The measure requires doctors to perform ultrasounds to check for a heartbeat in the fetus, which can typically be detected about six weeks after conception. If one is detected, the abortion can only be performed