The South Carolina House doesn’t care about protecting kids. We hope the Senate does.
The South Carolina House of Representatives voted Wednesday night to advance House Bill 4624, which would deny medically necessary care to transgender youth.
The South Carolina House of Representatives voted Wednesday night to advance House Bill 4624, which would deny medically necessary care to transgender youth.
COLUMBIA – In the name of protecting children, lawmakers in the South Carolina House of Representatives have rushed a bill to the House floor that would make it impossible for children and their parents to obtain medically necessary care.
SOUTH CAROLINA – Today, the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) announced the death of a 16-year-old boy who died in custody.
In response, Jace Woodrum, executive director of the ACLU of South Carolina, released the following statement:
A new report from ProPublica highlights how anti-transgender politicians wreak havoc in the lives of South Carolina children and their families.
The South Carolina Board of Education is considering a “Uniform Procedure for Selection or Reconsideration of Instructional Materials,” which will receive a first reading at the next board meeting on November 14.
The U.S. Department of Justice has opened civil rights investigations into the conditions at jails in North Charleston and Columbia. This should be a turning point for real change.