Ending abortion in South Carolina was not included on the list of legislative priorities released by State House GOP leadership recently.Earlier this year, voters sent abortion rights-voting Republicans in the state legislature, such as Sens. Katrina Shealey, Sandy Senn, and Penry Gustafson, plus, Rep. Jerry Carter, packing. South Carolinians across the state overwhelmingly voted for individuals who said they would work to pass legislation to protect the lives of preborn children from the moment of conception. House leadership needs to respect the wishes of voters here in South Carolina and make legislation to abolish abortion the first legislative priority.I ask that House Speaker Murrell Smith, Speaker Pro-tem Tommy Pope, and House Majority Leader David Hiott take immediate action on abortion at the start of the legislative session. The voters have spoken.
It’s time to end abortion in the Palmetto State once and for all.
Hayden Laye
Walhalla
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Letter: S.C. lawmakers must now follow the will of voters on abortion