Posted on 10/17/2025 11:43:21 PM PDT by Morgana
PIEDMONT, S.C. —
South Carolina's SB 323 could change abortion access, the definition of contraceptives, and criminal charges, among other things.
Our crews have been reporting on the bill and its potential impacts. This week, our reporter sat down with Sen. Richard Cash, who wrote the bill.
Reporter Peyton Furtado: "So you've made these changes to a law, and it's already in place. You've had some amendments here. Can you tell me a little bit about some of the changes you've made and why you made these changes?
Sen. Richard Cash: "Well, the goal is to save more babies early in pregnancy. So right now, you could find out that you're pregnant and take those pills or have a medical procedure. As long as the heartbeat has not been detective, detected. What this would do is say, well, no, as soon as pregnancy is clinically diagnosable, the child is protected. So it's just moving that line of protection."
Reporter: "If that's the goal of the bill, that's the heart behind the bill. Why change the definition of birth control in the bill?"
Senator: "Contraceptives work in different ways. There are barrier contraceptives, like condoms, that prevent fertilization. There are hormonal contraceptives that do more than just prevent fertilization. I might prevent ovulation. They might prevent the sperm from getting into the egg.
"And in some instances, they may work in a way that prevents a fertilized egg from implanting in the uterine wall. Right? And so, I think scientifically, technically, a contraceptive is that which is preventing ovulation, is preventing fertilization. But if and when it acts to prevent implantation, that's an early abortion."
Reporter: "You've mentioned ovulation, and that was one of the things that you took out. Without ovulation…."
Senator: "There is no fertilization."
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Sen. Richard Cash: "The goal is to save more babies early in pregnancy. Right now, you could find out that you're pregnant and take those pills or have a medical procedure. As long as the heartbeat has not been detected. What this would do is say, as soon as pregnancy is clinically diagnosable, the child is protected. So it's just moving that line of protection. And it will change the definition of birth control to protect the unborn"
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Message: Pro-life activist Sen. Richard Cash belongs in the Trump administration. Sen. Richard Cash led the fight for the unborn with compelling legislation: “The goal is to save more babies early in pregnancy. Right now, you could find out that you’re pregnant and take those pills or have a medical procedure. As long as the heartbeat has not been detected. What this would do is say, as soon as pregnancy is clinically diagnosable, the child is protected. So it’s just moving that line of protection. And it will change the definition of birth control to protect the unborn”
This needs to be the law across the entire country.
It is so simple and so obvious.
Life begins at conception.
Abortion is murder.
Aiding abortion is aiding murder.
Encouraging abortion is encouraging murder.
Thanks!
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