GREENVILLE, S.C. - - A Greenville County lady was jailed and charged with soliciting or carrying out an abortion earlier today.

The Greenville Police Department occurrence report stated in October 2021 that emergency situation personnel took the then-33-year-old woman to St. Francis Hospital after having labor discomforts.

The unknown female apparently told medical workers she took an abortion pill in an effort to terminate her fetus. She delivered a stillborn baby lady that was figured out to be at 25 weeks and four days gestation. A death examination revealed she acquired and took in the abortion pill unlawfully.

Supposedly, the Greenville County Coroner's Office reported the incident to Greenville Police.

Women's Rights and Empowerment Network Chief Executive Officer Ann Warner thinks this might signify things to come.

" South Carolina has a long history of charging women for pregnancy results," Warner stated. ‘ If, When, How,' a reproductive justice company says South Carolina has actually prosecuted 3 females dating back to 2004 for involuntary or voluntary pregnancy loss in South Carolina.

Presently, South Carolina prohibits abortions at about 20 weeks of pregnancy.

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Just weeks ago, the South Carolina House of Representatives passed a costs 83-31 restricting abortion treatments – – leaders eliminated a clause that would prosecute a woman for having an abortion in January.

Agent Heather Bauer is fighting the bill with her own ladies's rights bill.

" I do not believe handcuffs belong in health care," Bauer stated. "I think that most of my colleagues don't think that either. Many people who have an abortion currently have at least one kid. So threatening to arrest them, jail time, and having a criminal record does not simply harm them. It harms the whole family and neighborhood."

Bauer is advising next-door neighbors to call their regional legislators and let them know how important access to wide-ranging healthcare is important to the entire state.

Warner states the W.R.E.N. is bridging the gap between the people who will be most affected by these bills and those who have the power to stop them.

" We are actively working at the state home with legislators to likewise urge them to stop any further costs from passing and to rather focus our efforts on legislation that will help make individuals healthier, much safer, and more economically secure," Warner stated.

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