Participation in Government

Should a 20-week ban on abortion be implemented in South Carolina?

Nicole Strejlau
Ms. Derienzo
Sociolo!
20"#
$bortion has been a contro%ersial issue in the &nited States 'or a lon time. (actors such
as 'etal %iabilit!) economics and women*s health pla! a lare part in the debate. +n order to tr!
and settle some o' the public*s debate) ,oe %. -ade) in "./0) used the (ourteenth $mendment to
lealize abortion as a riht to pri%ac! 123opic45. 3he decision stated that the state could not
prohibit a woman) when ha%in met with her doctor) 'rom ettin an abortion within the 'irst
trimester o' her prenanc!. 6owe%er) the reulations would increase oin into the second
trimester and e%en more into the third 12$bortion45. 3hose who oppose abortion are pro-li'e and
belie%e that a human li'e starts at conception and a 'etus is a li%in human bein. 3he! %iew that
abortion is e7uated to murder. 8n the other side) those who support abortion are pro-choice and
belie%e that the mother has the riht to decide 'or hersel' i' she wants to continue the prenanc!
or not. 6owe%er) man! people who are pro-choice dislike the idea o' abortion but think that
women should ha%e the access to sa'e and leal abortions 12$t +ssue9 $bortion45.
More recentl!) there ha%e been contro%ersies surroundin late-term prenancies and the
idea o' makin abortions leal but up until a certain point in the prenanc!. $lthouh man!
$mericans are uncertain o' their %iew about abortion) man! disaree with late-term abortions.
$ccordin to a recent poll) while :"; o' $mericans belie%e abortion should be leal durin the
'irst three months o' prenanc!) onl! 2/; think it should be illeal in the second trimester and
onl! "#; in the third trimester. So 'ar) at least 0: &S states ha%e laws bannin late-term
abortions. +n 2000) <resident =eore -. >ush sined the <artial->irth $bortion >an $ct into a
law 1$t +ssue9 ?ate5. 3his put a ban on a t!pe o' late-term abortion called a partial-birth abortion
where the %iable 'etus is partiall! deli%ered be'ore it is e@tracted a'ter the twentieth week o'
prenanc! 123opic45. More and more states are takin on the issue o' late-term abortions and are
debatin whether to ban them or not.
+n earl! (ebruar! 20"#) in South Carolina) there was a hearin 'or a bill reardin a ban
on abortion a'ter 20 weeks o' prenanc!. 3he state was 'ollowin in the 'ootsteps o' $labama)
$rkansas) =eoria) +daho) +ndiana) Aansas) ?ouisiana) Nebraska) North Carolina) North Dakota)
8klahoma and 3e@as) which ha%e alread! implemented this ban 1$dco@5. 3hese are just some
amon the total o' #" states that ha%e some t!pe o' ban on abortion at a certain point in
prenanc! 12Dozens45. 3here are 0B states that re7uire counselin be'ore an abortion) 2: states
that re7uire a waitin period a'ter counselin) and "0 states that re7uire the counselin to warn
women about the possible risks o' abortion 12Dozens45. South Carolina currentl! has a ban set at
2# weeks but the bill has presented that the 20 week ban is necessar! because it has been 'ound
that 'etuses are able to 'eel pain as earl! as 20 weeks. 3he bill is the <ain-Capable &nborn Child
<rotection $ct) number 6#220. +t presents that a ph!sician must determine the post-'ertilization
ae o' the 'etus be'ore per'ormin an abortion and that an abortion is prohibited i' the post-
'ertilization ae o' the 'etus is twent! weeks or more 126#22045. 3he onl! e@ception to the rule
bein i' the mother*s li'e is in daner 1Sel'5. 3he ban also includes that in the e%ent o' a late-term
abortion) the doctor must abort the prenanc! in a wa! so that the 'etus is i%en the best possible
chance to sur%i%e 1$dco@5.
+n the state o' South Carolina) in order 'or a bill to become a law) it starts at the
?eislati%e Council where a member puts the bill in leal 'orm) reads and checks it) and i%es it
to the Clerk 126ow45. >e'ore a session beins) bills ma! be pre'iled) where the! are numbered)
dated and re'erred to a committee. >ills are introduced) read 'or the 'irst time and put on record
on the 'irst da! o' the session in addition to committee reports bein put on record as well
126ow45. $'ter the! are read) the! are numbered and re'erred to the appropriate committee b!
the Speaker. +n order 'or a bill to o''iciall! become a law) it must be read three di''erent times on
three di''erent da!s in each 6ouse) ha%e the =reat Seal o' the State put on it and sined b! the
<resident o' the Senate and Speaker o' the 6ouse 126ow45. 3his is the eneral process o' how a
bill becomes a law in the state o' South Carolina.
8n Ma! 20) 20"0) the <ain-Capable &nborn Child <rotection $ct 'or South Carolina)
number 6#220) was introduced and read 'or he 'irst time in the 6ouse. $'ter the readin it was
re'erred to the Cudiciar! Committee 126#22045. 8n (ebruar! 2:) 20"#) the committee submitted
a report that the bill was 'a%orable with amendment Cudiciar!. ,e7uests 'or debate
representati%es were made on (ebruar! 2/) 20"# and the debate was adjourned on March 0B)
20"# until 3uesda!) March "D) 20"# 126#22045. 3he bill was amended and read 'or the second
time) with roll call resultin in D# in 'a%or and 2. aainst on March ".) 20"# 126#22045. 3he
bill*s most recent action took place on March 20) 20"# when it was read 'or a third time in the
6ouse) with roll call resultin in D" in 'a%or and 22 aainst) and sent to Senate. -hen it arri%ed
at Senate) it was introduced and read 'or the 'irst time and then re'erred to the Medical $''airs
Committee) where it currentl! remains 126#22045. $lthouh the bill is not !et a law) it is headed
in that direction. +' the bill is appro%ed in Senate and then sined b! ,epublican =o%ernor Nikki
6ale!) South Carolina will 'ollow the twel%e pre%iousl! named states and become the thirteenth
state to implement the ban 1Mc?eod5. 3here was a while in between the 'irst and second readin
o' the bill in the 6ouse but a'ter the second readin) the bill passed 7uickl! throuh the 6ouse
and mo%ed onto Senate) where it currentl! stands. +t could ha%e passed 7uickl! throuh the
6ouse due to the ,epublican nature o' South Carolina) but it ma! be stallin possibl! because o'
the pro-choice roups* actions aainst the bill.
$ccordin to a poll conducted b! 3he <ollin Compan! on $pril 20-2B) 20"# and
released b! National ,iht to ?i'e and the South Carolina Citizens 'or ?i'e) :0; o' reistered
%oters in South Carolina support this bill and want the ban on abortion a'ter the 20-week
prenanc! mark 12South Carolina Eoters45. 3his poll*s results also showed that :B; o' women
and :0; o' men support the bill and #.; o' Democrats) /"; o' +ndependents) and :D; o'
,epublicans support the bill 12South Carolina Eoters45. >ased on the support o' South
Carolinians and how 7uickl! the bill mo%ed throuh the 6ouse) it is likel! that this bill will be
able to pass and become a law.
$bortion has pro%en to be one o' the most popular contro%ersial issues in $merica and
because o' this) man! roups et in%ol%ed when a state is tr!in to pass a bill reardin the issue.
Man! roups ha%e taken interest in the abortion ban bill in South Carolina) includin some o' the
most power'ul national oranizations) which include the National ,iht to ?i'e Committee and
the $merican Ci%il ?iberties &nion. 3here are 'our main oranizations that ha%e local chapters
that ha%e been primaril! in%ol%ed in this bill. 3hese oranizations include the South Carolina
Citizens 'or ?i'e) which is the local chapter 'or the National ,iht to ?i'e Committee) and the
Catholic Diocese o' Charleston on the pro-li'e side o' the issue and the $merican Ci%il ?iberties
&nion o' South Carolina and <lanned <arenthood o' South Carolina on the pro-choice side. Fach
roup participates b! %oicin its opinion about the bill and where its path should lead.
3he National ,iht to ?i'e Committee*s main mission is to spread in'ormation and
support) b! means o' education) leislation and political actions) o' the pro-li'e %iew on abortion
and to help protect the li%es o' pre-born babies with their riht to li'e 12$bout45. 3he N,?C was
'ounded in ".:D and is $merica*s biest and oldest pro-li'e oranization 126istor! o'
National45. $ll 'i't! states are a''iliates o' a riht-to-li'e and there are o%er 0)000 local chapters
nationwide 126istor! o' National45. 3he South Carolina chapter is called the South Carolina
Citizens 'or ?i'e) which works to carr! out the N,?C*s %iews in South Carolina 12$bout45. 3he
N,?C is a non-pro'it oranization. 3he! currentl! ha%e .0)#:0 'ollowers on (acebook and "D.B
thousand 'ollowers on 3witter. 6owe%er) membership is open to an!one who supports the issues
and mission 12$bout45.
3he N,?C is a somewhat power'ul roup 'inanciall!) considerin the onl! issues the!
deal with are issues on abortion and euthanasia. +n the 20"2-20"0 !ear) measured 'rom Ma! ")
20"2 throuh $pril 00) 20"0) the N,?C has had total re%enue o' GB)/"/)02D and total e@penses
o' G:)2DD)B#D 12National45. 3his mone! was the total spendin o' the national roup on all o' the
issues the! were in%ol%ed in. 3he roup has also taken some action in reards to spreadin their
pro-li'e %iews. 3he South Carolina Citizens 'or ?i'e host an annual rall! and pro-li'e dinner 2'or
the de'ense o' human li'e4 and posted a %ideo) pictures and a list o' all the bene'actors who made
the dinner possible on their website 1220"#45. 8ne o' these bene'actors is South Carolina state
senator) ?indse! =raham. =raham is an acti%e member and bene'actor and attends the annual
dinner) showin close ties with the roup 1220"#45. 6owe%er) the dinner is not the onl! action
this roup has been takin. 3he state leislati%e director) Mar! Spauldin >alch) attended the
hearin o' the bill and de'ended it on behal' o' the oranization 1Sel'5. +t seems like their e''orts
ha%e been success'ul because the bill mo%ed 7uickl! throuh the 6ouse. 6owe%er) now that
action on the bill has stopped) the! could be doin more to ad%ocate 'or their %iew on the issue.
$lthouh the N,?C does not ha%e as much 'undin as the pro-choice roups) the! onl! mainl!
'ocus on two di''erent issues so the! should be takin more action reardin the bill) considerin
the majorit! o' South Carolina citizens are ,epublican and would support them on their pro-li'e
%iews.
3he Catholic Diocese o' Charleston is a collection o' churches in the state o' South
Carolina) under the authorit! o' a bishop. 3he Diocese aim to educate and impro%e the li%es o'
South Carolinians who need their ser%ices and care 12Catholic45. 3he Diocese also supports the
pro-li'e %iewpoint and stands behind it in the e%ent o' a con'lict) such as the 20-week abortion
bill in South Carolina 1$dco@5. <ope <ius E++ establishes the Catholic Diocese o' Charleston on
Cul! "") "D20 b! 126istor!45. 3he oriinal diocese started o'' as "#2)000 s7uare miles that
spread o%er North Carolina) South Carolina and =eoria with onl! two churches but since then)
multiple diocese ha%e been made 'rom this includin the Diocese o' Charleston) which toda!)
co%ers the entire state o' South Carolina 126istor!45. 8n March 2B) 200.) ,e%. ,obert F.
=ulielmone was ordained the >ishop o' the Diocese o' Charleston and continues to remain so
as o' present 126istor!45.
3he Diocese does not ha%e a lare amount o' members and has taken little action o' their
own. 3he! work mainl! in tandem with the South Carolina Citizens 'or ?i'e. $s o' 20"2) the
total number o' members in the Diocese was #2#) howe%er) South Carolina senator) ?indse!
=raham) was one o' them 12D8C45. 3he total re%enue o' the roup as o' the 20""-20"2 !ear was
G2)0"")B." and total e@penses were G").B/)/D2 12Catholic45. $lthouh not a lare roup) the!
did stand up and take action. ,e%. >ishop =ulielmone %oiced the roup*s opinion at the hearin
o' the bill b! askin the bill to be passed 7uickl! because it is an 2important and li'e-sa%in
leislation4 1$dco@5. 3heir close ties to the senator also make them 'airl! in'luential in the
o%ernment. 3he Catholic Diocese o' Charleston is a small roup and is mainl! associated with
the South Carolina chapter o' the N,?C) the South Carolina Citizens 'or ?i'e. 3he! do not ha%e
much mone! so the! are not that power'ul and there'ore ha%e not been takin much action
reardin the bill.
3he $merican Ci%il ?iberties &nion aims to de'end the natural riht o' people b! i%in
leal presentation in cases in%ol%in con'licts with ci%il liberties and constitutional riht and to
educate the public on the ci%il liberties and rihts that !ou are entitled to 12$merican4 Charity5.
3he $C?& was created in the earl! ".20s in response to the ci%il libert! abuses that were takin
place 12$C?&45. +t is a hue oranization that has participated in countless cases throuhout
histor! in which human rihts were %iolated. Some o' these e%ents include the Scopes 3rial o'
".2B) de'endin Capanese $mericans when the! were bein sent to internment camps a'ter <earl
6arbor) joinin with the N$$C< to 'iht racial sereation in Brown v. Board of Education in
".B#) de'endin a woman*s riht to decide in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton in "./0 and most
notabl!) in "./D when the! de'ended a Nazi roup*s riht to e@press their %iews when the!
wanted to march throuh a town where man! 6olocaust sur%i%ors li%ed 12$C?&45. 3he $C?&
has 'ouht 'or woman*s rihts on abortion be'ore in the ,oe %. -ade case and has now returned
to de'end that riht once aain as it is bein threatened b! the 20-week abortion ban.
3he $C?& in a massi%e oranization with o%er B00)000 members and supporters
nationwide alon with 200 sta'' attorne!s and thousands o' %olunteer attorne!s 12$bout the
$C?&45. 3he national roup is di%ided into local state chapters) to help spread their %iews and
protect ci%il liberties. 3he South Carolina chapter has about 2)000 members and /)000 'ollowers
on their alert action email proram so the! sta! up to date on all the current issues 1?andr!5.
-ith so man! members and continuousl! keepin them updated on the present issues) the $C?&
is able to stand up and take action across the whole nation on man! di''erent issues at one)
makin them %er! e''ecti%e.
3he $C?& is one o' the most power'ul non-pro'it oranizations in the countr!. +n the
20"2-20"0 !ear) the national roup*s total re%enue was G/2)20:)20" and its total e@penses were
G.0)0#.)00. 12$merican4 GuideStar5. 3he South Carolina local chapter is not assined speci'ic
'undin 'or issues. 3he mone! is part o' their lobb!in and ad%ocac! proram and the costs are
co%ered b! standard operatin 'undin 1?andr!5. 3he chapter also recei%ed support 'rom the
national o''ice on this issue and has worked with other roups includin New Mornin
(oundation and 6ealth! (amilies 1?andr!5. 6a%in so much 'undin enables them to ad%ocate
more 'or their %iews on ci%il libert! issues. $side 'rom bein 'inanciall! power'ul) the $C?&
takes action and uses its %oice. Since South Carolina is majorit! ,epublican) man! citizens ha%e
pro-li'e %iews so the! had to reall! 'iht and de'end their pro-choice %iews. 3he! did this
throuh man! mediums. 3he! posted an article 'rom $>C News 0 reardin the bill on their
website 1-oods5 and ha%e testi'ied and attended team meetins 1?andr!5. 3he members are
pro%ided with email alerts on issues and the roup posts dail! alerts on anti-abortion bills that are
currentl! pendin in the SC leislature 1?andr!5. 3he e@ecuti%e director) Eictoria Middleton) o'
oranization stated their opinion) educatin the public and showin that other roups are
in%ol%ed in the issues with them 1-oods5. She also attended the hearin o' the bill and %oiced
her opinion on behal' o' the oranization 1Sel'5. >oth the $C?& and the other pro-choice roup
took more action than the pro-li'e roups reardin this particular bill e%en thouh the $C?&
deals with man! other issues across the nation. -ithin the past 'ew months) the $C?& o' SC has
been dealin with issues on topics includin immiration) securit!) abortion and ?=>3 rihts in
the state alone. $lthouh power'ul and in'luential) the $C?& is not the onl! lare roup in%ol%ed
on the pro-choice side o' this issue.
<lanned <arenthood is an oranization 'or women that pro%ides women*s health care)
in'orms and educates the communit!) helps lead the reproducti%e health and rihts mo%ement
and helps ad%ance lobal health and helps woman make in'ormed decisions about health) se@
and 'amil! plannin 12<lanned4 Charity5. +t 'ounded in ".": when Mararet Saner) her sister
and a 'riend opened up $merica*s 'irst birth control clinic) which pro%ided contracepti%e ad%ice
to women 126istor! H Successes45. $'ter this) Saner then opened up the >irth Control Clinical
,esearch >ureau and the $merican >irth Control ?eaue in ".20) which mered toether and
later became <lanned <arenthood 126istor! H Successes45. 3he oranization ained power in the
".:0s durin the women*s rihts mo%ement and its main oal since the beinnin has been to
pro%ide sa'e health care 'or women and i%e access to 'amil! plannin to all women 126istor! H
Successes45. <lanned parenthood has continued to ain power and is now the larest woman*s
health care oranization in $merica.
$lon with the $C?&) <lanned <arenthood is a hue oranization with o%er / million
acti%ists) supporters and donors in the national roup 12<lanned4 Planned5. +t is also %er!
'inanciall! power'ul. -ith an action 'und o' G"2B)0"")#/0 in 20"2 and G""B)":0):.: in 20"0)
<lanned <arenthood has the abilit! to 'und support 'or their %iews 12Consolidated45. >ecause o'
all this 'undin) <lanned <arenthood has become a %er! acti%e roup. 8n their website) the! state
that the! are opposed to the bill on the 20-week abortion ban 12South45. 3he public a''airs
director) Sloane -helan) states their opinion on the issue while educatin the public and showin
that the! are in%ol%ed in the issue with other roups 1-oods5. -helan also represented the
oranization at the hearin o' the bill and presented her opinion to the 6ouse panel 1Sel'5. +n
addition) the! de'end their position on the issue and educate the public b! pro%idin statistics and
anecdotal %ideos o' the conse7uences o' the ban on their website 122045. <lanned <arenthood
representati%es ha%e %oiced their opinion on a number o' occasions and ha%e been 'ihtin to
con%ince the public that a ban on abortion is unconstitutional and in%asi%e o' a woman*s rihts
and pri%ac!. >oth pro-choice roups ha%e continued to de'end their %iews) reardless o' the 'act
that the bill was 7uickl! bein passed throuh the 6ouse) whereas the pro-li'e roups ha%e taken
little action at all.
+n the beinnin it looked as i' this bill was likel! oin to pass and become a law)
addin another state to the list o' man! that ha%e restrictions on abortion. 3he bill has 7uickl!
passed throuh the 6ouse and is now bein debated at Senate and it has the support o' the
majorit! o' the South Carolina population. Man! bills like this ha%e also been passed and South
Carolina is just 'ollowin in the 'ootsteps o' the states that ha%e alread! implemented the ban.
6owe%er) there has been no action o' the bill since March 20) 20"# when the bill was sent to
Senate) makin it di''icult to 'oresee which wa! the bill with o now. 3he bill could ha%e passed
7uickl! throuh the 6ouse because South Carolina is a ,epublican state so the majorit! o'
citizens are pro-li'e and the! would alread! support the bill. Mo%ement on the bill could ha%e
stalled because the pro-choice roups ha%e been %oicin their opinions and takin more action
whereas the pro-li'e roups ha%e not reall! taken much action at all. 3he $C?& o' SC and
<lanned <arenthood o' SC certainl! ha%e not let their %oices o unheard and continue to
constantl! in'orm their members and 'ollowers about their %iews on the issues at hand.
3here is a point to wantin to restrict the ban that South Carolina alread! has at 2# weeks
in reards to the sa'et! o' the 'etus) but it has just created a larer contro%ers! than was needed.
?ate-term abortions should be restricted but a woman also needs to ha%e control o%er her own
bod! without the o%ernment ettin in the wa!. Man! people aree that late-term abortions
should be reulated howe%er some o' the other reulations that ha%e been implemented b! states)
such as a waitin period a'ter counselin and ha%in to hear a detailed description o' the 'etus at
the time when one is contemplatin abortion) are unnecessar! and are just less se%ere wa!s o'
tr!in to take awa! a woman*s riht to her own bod!. +' this bill were to pass and become
enacted) it would not be detrimental to the nation considerin that majorit! o' states alread! ha%e
some sort o' ban on abortion) but it would mean that soon e%er! state will ha%e a late-term
abortion ban and then who knows what else the! will tr! to do. 3his bill could potentiall! lead to
the creation o' e%en more restrictin bills. $lthouh these bills are made with the unborn 'etus in
mind that does not ha%e a %oice o' its own) the! completel! nelect the rihts and sa'et! o' the
woman. +t*s just a matter o' time be'ore a woman*s riht to her own bod! and sa'et! is taken
awa! completel!.
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-eb. " Ma! 20"#.
I3opic 8%er%iew9 $bortion.I S(RS (ssues Researcher. -eb. : Mar. 20"#.
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20"#. -eb. "# Mar. 20"#.