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Abortions drop nearly 80 percent in South Carolina
thanks to a new heartbeat law. We're gonna
be talking about this on faith and freedom.
I'm matt S, founder and Chairman of Liberty
Council. Joining me is Holly meade. Well, South
Carolina is protection for babies.
Once the heartbeat can be to has reduced
abortions in that state by about 80 percent
according to the latest numbers from the state.
Fact know, that's phenomenal. And since
now Florida also has a heartbeat law, the
whole south has become a haven and protecting
these un onboard children now. You Yeah. The
Heartbeat law in South Carolina went into effect
in August of 20 23.
The state Department of Health and environmental
control.
Has 2 reports for that year. 1 that
includes January 1 through August 22,
and 1 that runs from August 23, and
the end of the year. The abortion restriction
bans most abortions after about 6 weeks gestation,
which is a time frame that heartbeat usually
detected. It's got some exceptions for rape up
to 12 weeks as well as for fetal,
fatal
anomalies
or when necessary for the mother's
health.
But what you find is the significant drop
of abortion.
There were 7397
abortions between January 1 and August 22,
which is about 8 full months.
This works out to be 924
abortions per month in contrast. There were 790
abortions between August 23 in December 31,
which works out to be about a hundred
and 98 abortions per month or about a
79
percent
reduction of abortion. This is phenomenal. This is
great victory. And... But also just a reminder,
you know, planned Parenthood has had the largest
amount of abortions in 20 22. That's more
than the previous
2 years. So that means the fight is
not over. You know, every state needs to
be enact, at least a heartbeat law in
that state,
And so now that the Supreme Court handed
the row and the Casey decisions back to
the people, every state needs to fight for
these vulnerable un onboard children. Yeah. South Carolina,
Republican governor,
Henry Mcmaster who signed the bill said the
statistics. 6 are encouraging, although he says that
he would prefer to see a day as
we all would, When no 1 seeks an
abortion makes You know, the data has shown
that these laws do save loss. Absolutely. You
know, abortion drugs have also become more widely
available,
due to der by the biden administration allowing
the Myth
to be done by telemedicine
sent over the mail, and we know for
a fact that some of these drugs are
being sent into states like South Carolina, like
Florida like other place.
That have these laws that protect children. They're
being sent in those states intentionally to undermine
the existing abuse. And the chemical abortions the
abortion pills are now 63 percent of abortions.
That's a 13 percent increase since 20 21.
The So,
this fight is not over as I said
before, we've got to keep
fighting. And of course, the Supreme Court didn't
want to deal with the abortion pill case.
So there's still opportunity to put that case
before them. Yeah. Because that, case, they said
the unanimously, the court ruled that the doctors
that brought the case did not have what
they call legal standing. They didn't have a
direct injury.
But the states do have direct injury or,
particularly those states like South Carolina and others
Mh that have laws
where you can't do certain abortions in a
brick and mortar facility. Well, you shouldn't be
able to then get around that and do
the same kind of thing that's prohibited by
getting something in the mail
and those states have various kinds of laws
that are being impacted directly. There are cases
in the works right now.
By different states
against that mit
Fda rule.
And so this case is not over yet.
It's not fully decided yet. Unfortunately, Me is
still being sent through the mail,
but there is...
Likelihood that this case, by state or states
will go back to the United States Supreme
Court. And you got what, some of these
drugstore stores like Cvs and Walgreens in some
of these states that are now selling this
abortion drug. You know, we need to speak
out against those as well. Absolutely. Absolutely.
Well, abortions have dropped 98 percent in Indiana
as recently reported,
by the statistics there, the state,
generally bans abortion,
although there are exceptions for rape inc and
alleged health issues,
Arkansas also reported 0 abortion. 0. 0 in
20 23. It's exciting.
In contrast to more than 3000
committed in 20 21,
which is the last full year that abortion
was legal in that state.
Abortion has been almost completely banned in the
state since the trigger law went into effect
after the reversal of roe versus weight in
June 20 22.
They the only exceptions are when allegedly
necessary to preserve the life of a pregnant
woman whose life is endangered by a physical
disorder. Order, physical illness or physical
injury.
Approximately 89000
babies according to life site
have been saved since the reversal of Roe
v Wade in June 20 22.
That's according to a national right to life
committee port, 89000
nearly 90000
babies
in 20... February 20 24. However,
the number has grown as abortion restrictions continue.
So
the National Right to life committee
issues a report earlier this year, February 20
24.
So that report is looking backwards.
And based upon their calculations,
89000
babies have been saved,
since June of 20 22.
So
now what you have
since then is you have states like Florida,
Florida alone
had about 85000
abortions per year. Mh.
So Florida in 1 year aborted
almost as many as the 89000 that had
been saved. And now Florida as of May
the first,
20 24,
which is not part of the calculations of
this national rights to life committee, obviously, because
it happened after.
05/01/2024
Florida has a law,
that is the 6 week heartbeat law as
well. That will ban most abortions in the
state of Florida. Well, you know, matt, the
key though is education because you have...
States such as Florida and these other states
that are now trying to put and cod
abortion into the state constitution. I mean, you
have you know, after the 2 year anniversary
over the overturn of Ring Rowan and Casey.
You had them in front of the Supreme
Court, you have them in various. Cities protesting
because they think that women should have the
right to kill their un onboard children.
Education is the key. You've gotta a challenge
of those people, You've gotta get into the
church in the pulpit and say, do you
really understand what abortion abortion is. I will
show you pictures. I will describe that to
you. And see if you really want to
stand for that.
Yeah. You know, we ought to put up
a link. On our website. We'll do that,
l c dot org. It's actually on the
website, but you have to find it.
Some of the pictures of,
my encounter with baby rounds. Think it's on
our life page. It's on our life. Yeah.
Yeah. But we'll wanna maybe even make that
more prominent,
l c dot org. And it's there, but,
you know, when you look at this, it's
not it's not a baby that's ripped apart.
It's a full
fully formed baby at 21 weeks gestation.
And
you'll see baby row
there, and you can also compare baby Row
to another photograph. I have another 21 week
old baby. Called baby Samuel. Mh. Maybe baby
Samuel was the iconic photograph where
the surgery was done in the mother's uterus.
And while the surgeon was operating had an
incision in the uterus. It's an amazing
photograph.
Little baby samuel reached his hand out through
that opening of the uterus and grabbed
the finger of the surgeon.
It's amazing photograph But, you know, there's also
a video from a former abortion and doctor,
doctor Levi latino,
he made a video of the process of
abortion where they do go in and tear
that baby apart. That is very telling as
well. Those need to be shared. Yeah. It's
a it's a horrible situation to think that
babies are being ripped apart. Just think about
yourself. Somebody that's so much bigger than you.
Mh. Would grab your arm and just rip
it all.
While you're alive, and then grab your other
arm and just rip you the pieces and
pull you out. While you feel pain.
That's what happens to these babies. And no
matter what stage it is whether it's suction
tube abortion early on or whether it's late
term or midterm abortion.
That's what happens. It's brutal death and murder.
How can anyone
humane say in the right mind that this
is normal. And no whether they want to
admit it or not, women are harmed through
abortions. Very much so. So Florida is a
state like many other states, Liberty counsel certainly
very much involved in these states where we
have a great new decision. The Florida Supreme
Court overturned its 19 89 terrible abortion decision.
15 week law went into effect, then that
was followed by the 6 week law were
1 of the most pro life states in
the nation now as a result of that
decision.
But on the ballot in November is the
most extreme abortion amendment, amendment number 4, men
4, and that would allow abortions through all
9 months through
any reason.
And override every law except for possibly parental
notification. And there's states too. Yeah. There's many
other states we're involved in many of these
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