of my faith as a roman catholic. - anti-choice people, you know, they say that they re being backed up by religion, but at the end of the day, you know, all they do is like damage people and hurt them and you know, make them feel less than, and, you know, shaming them for their decision. - and i urge everyone to go home and write their mamas a letter and thank them for being pro-life, or else they wouldn t be here today. - a lot of what i connected with wendy davis was that she has also gone through a lot of the stuff i, or people that i know have gone through. she was a young mother, she went to a community college and seeing somebody who used to go to a community college fighting for reproductive rights as a politician was something that was just like, so mind blowing to me and, you know, fighting alongside leticia van de putte, a woman of color who s also mexican. - i know there s a few of my colleagues, and they say, because they are such strong christians, that they are against ab
washington post, quote, at some point in time the right of the state to see the unborn child born does take precedent over the woman s right to her body. he didn t add it so i will, under his eye. joining me now is one of those five sister senators independent south carolina state senator mia mccloud. senator mccloud, thank you for being here. i just wonder how it felt to you as one of the few women in that state senate to watch the men of that body take control of the women in your state and their bodies. well, joy, thanks for having me. you know, i ve said many times that the men in the south carolina senate, they speak with authority because they can t speak from experience. and so, you know, it wasn t a surprise to us that we were not successful this time, although it was very disheartening. we did have the help of senator
for example f you re impregnated from rape or incest and seeking an abortion, you have to report it to the sheriff in the county where the crime took place within 24 hours of when the abortion is performed. your doctor must also inform you that they will report the rape, too. which could be a huge deterrent if your attacker also lives in that town or in your house. doctors also have to rationalize why a woman needs an abortion if her health or the baby s health is in question. to avoid breaking the law. i guess medical evidence is not sufficient. the doctor s then had to keep a copy of your records for seven years after performing the abortion. you know, just in case someone might want to accuse you of getting an abortion illegally later, i guess. passage of this bill ended a filibuster by the state senate s five women senators including three republicans, a democrat and an independent. who were the bill s most outspoken opponents. that didn t matter to commander sorry, republican to