South Carolina state Rep. Neal Collins (R), who said he was haunted by his potentially deadly vote against abortion access, has apparently learned nothing.
describing the reaction he’s gotten since his speech about the teenager, as well as comments from his constituents about the bill he’d be voting on. He concluded:
For all the above reasons, after hundreds of discussions, hours of thought and prayer, I could not vote for a bill that requires a 12 year old rape victim to carry. I voted against that bill. That bill failed 47-55. I understand I will upset the segment who want a full ban without exceptions. The bill was then moved for reconsideration in which rape and incest exceptions up to 12 weeks were put in, child support for fathers from date of conception, & other clean up language. The bill protects contraception, IVF, and clearly lists conditions in which mother’s life is at risk . No other amendments passed or would have passed. Criminality on doctors stayed in, which the majority of my constituents approved but I personally did not.
I knew, at the end, no one would cheer a nuanced position. I fully understand the comments are about to be all negative. It’s why I led off with something more important than this issue - where we receive our information, how we communicate with each other, & can we return to being a community that knows one another or do we just tweet insults at one another? I’m trying to do my part to the best of my ability. With that, I’m now humbly your punching bag...
And Collins cannot claim that this bill won’t force rape survivors—especially child survivors—to carry pregnancies to term. Girls can get their first period, and be capable of getting pregnant, anywhere from
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