CANCELLED: Greenville County Republican Party October Business Meeting, Oct 7, 2024

UPDATE: Given the uncertainty of the days ahead, we do not have confidence we will have a sufficient amount of time for our members to receive a proper Business Meeting notice as required by rules and therefore we are forced to CANCEL the GCRP October Business Meeting. I spoke to Representative John R. McCravy, III (R – Greenwood & Chairman of the SC House Family Caucus), our guest speaker for the meeting, and his home county of Greenwood has been hit particularly hard. He appreciates us allowing him to come speak to us at a different date, once we are all past this crisis! 

Join Greenville County Republican Party at the October Business Meeting, Oct 7, 2024 at the Mauldin First Baptist Church, 150 S Main St, Mauldin, SC 29662. Action / social hour / credentialing starts at 6pm, meeting starts at 7pm. We will have SC Representative John McGravy III as our special guest. More details and agenda to follow soon!

We are again blessed to have a legislator for October, SC House District 13 Representative John McCravy of Greenwood as our keynote speaker. Thank you, Pro-Life Committee Chair Carrie Gifford, for arranging to have him speak to us about H3774, his Human Life Protection Act summarized here:

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE “HUMAN LIFE PROTECTION ACT” BY ADDING ARTICLE 7 TO CHAPTER 41, TITLE 44 SO AS TO BAN ABORTIONS IN THIS STATE, TO PROVIDE FOR EXCEPTIONS TO THE BAN ON ABORTIONS, TO PROTECT THE USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES AND ALTERNATIVE REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES, TO PROVIDE A CIVIL CAUSE OF ACTION FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE, TO PROVIDE THAT A WOMAN CANNOT BE PROSECUTED FOR HAVING AN ABORTION, TO PROVIDE THAT PHYSICIANS OR OTHER LICENSED PROFESSIONALS SHALL LOSE THEIR LICENSE FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A WOMAN’S NAME MAY REMAIN ANONYMOUS IN PROCEEDINGS INITIATED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE; BY ADDING SECTION 44-41-90 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM MAY NOT PAY FOR ABORTIONS, TO PROHIBIT STATE FUNDS FROM BEING USED FOR THE PURCHASE OF FETAL TISSUE OR FETAL REMAINS OBTAINED FROM AN ABORTION, AND TO DEFUND PLANNED PARENTHOOD; BY ADDING SECTION 63-17-325 SO AS TO REQUIRE A BIOLOGICAL FATHER TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT BEGINNING AT CONCEPTION; BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-146 SO AS TO REQUIRE ALL INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE AND HMO POLICIES TO COVER CONTRACEPTIVES; BY REQUIRING THE SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFIT AUTHORITY TO COVER PRESCRIBED CONTRACEPTIVES FOR DEPENDENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 44-41-710, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION AND APPLICATION OF THIS ARTICLE, SO AS TO REMOVE LANGUAGE RELATED TO IMPLICIT REPEAL; BY AMENDING SECTION 44-41-480, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION AGAINST IMPLICIT REPEAL OF EXISTING LAW, SO AS TO REMOVE LANGUAGE RELATED TO IMPLICIT REPEAL; BY REPEALING SECTION 44-41-20 RELATING TO LEGAL ABORTIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 44-41-70, RELATING TO PROMULGATION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR CERTIFICATION OF HOSPITALS AND OTHER FACILITIES, SO AS TO DELETE A REFERENCE TO SECTION 44-41-20; AND BY PROVIDING AN UNCONDITIONAL RIGHT TO INTERVENE IN CHALLENGES TO THIS ACT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

To answer our groups questions thoroughly, Representative McCravy has asked that we submit them before hand, so please send your questions to team@greenvillegop.com no later than Sunday September 29th.

Questions: team@greenvilleGOP.com