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Six Pro-Abortion Republicans Block South Carolina’s Abortion Ban

The RINO Republicans thwarted a 30-16 Republican majority in the South Carolina Senate.

09/09/202298 views0

Six Pro-Abortion Republicans Block State's Abortion Ban

Six South Carolina pro-abortion Republicans joined every Democrat to filibuster a bill that recently passed the South Carolina House and that would have protected the right to life of all babies except those conceived through rape.

Senator Tom Davis filibustered the bill and rallied four other pro-abortion Republicans to vote against cloture. The cloture vote, which would have ended the filibuster, required 26 votes, and Republicans were only able to muster 24 votes even though they boast a 30-16 majority in the Senate.

RINO Senator Tom Davis parroted pro-abortion talking points by stating that his daughters had pleaded with him not to approve the pro-life law.

“The moment we become pregnant we lose all control over what goes on with our bodies,” Davis said, supposedly recounting what his daughters told him. “I’m here to tell you I’m not going to let it happen.”

Senator Davis is part of the Republican establishment, having previously served as chief of staff to former governor Mark Sanford. After his successful filibuster he proceeded to post articles by the Washington Post, The New York Times, and NPR proudly showcasing his part in defeating the pro-life bill.

South Carolina Republicans failed to agree on a total abortion ban, quashing an effort to restrict the procedure after the fall of Roe v. Wade. “I’m not going to let that happen,” Sen. Tom Davis said after taking to the floor to filibuster the proposed ban.https://t.co/Hi8c9FyjH3
— Tom Davis (@SenTomDavisSC) September 9, 2022

South Carolina senators rejected a ban on all abortions. The Republicans had a majority to pass it, but not to end a filibuster by Sen. Tom Davis, who said he would not vote to make the current six-week abortion ban stricter because women have rights, too. https://t.co/30L618QOSP
— Tom Davis (@SenTomDavisSC) September 9, 2022

.@nytimes: The original goal of a complete ban on all abortions failed after Senator Tom Davis launched a filibuster. Mr. Davis urged his colleagues to consider the competing rights of the woman and the fetus that ought to be balanced against each other. https://t.co/Wtg2yjJzaP
— Tom Davis (@SenTomDavisSC) September 9, 2022

If you are in South Carolina, please contact your local legislators by using our Voter Voice platform and tell them you are disappointed in them and demand that all those who voted against the pro-life bill be replaced by helping to recruit strong conservative pro-life primary opponents. You can also call them directly using the phone numbers below.

The list of pro-abortion Republicans is the following:

Tom Davis – Republican from Beaufort (803) 212-6080
Sandy Senn – Republican from Charleston (803) 212-6116
Penry Gustafson – Republican from Camden (803) 212-6040
Katrina Shealy – Republican from Lexington (803) 212-6320
Greg Hembree – Republican from North Myrtle Beach (803) 212-6350
Luke Rankin – Republican from Myrtle Beach (absented himself to avoid being on record) (803) 212-6610

Contact Your South Carolina Senator Now