Even though many legislative sessions only just convened across the country this month, efforts to restrict access to abortion pills are in full swing, particularly in states that already ban abortion. Nearly 200 anti-abortion bills have been introduced in 29 states, according to an estimate by the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive health research organization. “In 2026…
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The U.S. Department of Justice has sent a confidential draft agreement to more than a dozen states that would require election officials to remove any alleged ineligible voters identified during a federal review of their voter rolls. The agreement — called a memorandum of understanding, or MOU — would hand the federal government a major role in election administration…
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BOILING SPRINGS, S.C. — Near the back corner of the local library’s parking lot, largely out of view from the main road, the South Carolina Department of Public Health opened a pop-up clinic in early November, offering free measles vaccines to adults and children. Spartanburg County, in South Carolina’s Upstate region, has been fighting a measles outbreak since early October…
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A bill up for consideration in South Carolina’s GOP-dominant state legislature would ban abortion outright and implement major restrictions on contraceptives. South Carolina already has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country, banning the procedure after a supposed embryonic “heartbeat” is detected, usually after around six weeks of pregnancy. The law allows abortions up to…
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