Renegade Paradise

Episode 3 - Abortion Rights Under Attack

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Recently, a series of so-called "fetal heartbeat" bills have been circulating in various state legislatures. These bills are a extreme form of abortion restriction legislation which makes abortions illegal as soon as the so-called "embryonic or fetal heartbeat" can be detected, which is typically six weeks into the pregnancy and before most folks are certain that they're pregnant.


Charleston DSA unequivocally rejects any attempt to restrict abortion rights and bodily autonomy. In the first segment, we analyze the difference between the various bills in different states, and how they compare and contrast to South Carolina's own so-called "fetal heartbeat" bill. In the second segment, we provide a socialist analysis of abortion rights and bodily autonomy, and explain how these bills are yet another example of class warfare. We highlight how these bills have nothing to do with “protecting life”, but are just another tool used by the predatory capitalist class to enslave us. We wrap up the episode by giving some examples of mutual aid and direct action that our comrades can use to push back against this latest push to eradicate the most fundamental of our rights: the right to control our own bodies.

This episode was recorded when the state legislature was still in session. Since then, South Carolina's so-called "fetal heartbeat" bill has passed the house and moved on to the Senate. We have updated the list of resources to include contact information for South Carolina state senators.


Contact your state representative: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?chamber=H

Contact your state senator: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?chamber=S

If you need an abortion here in the southeast, there are many groups across dedicated to raising funds or providing resources to help you.

  1. The National Network Of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/
  2. Richmond Reproductive Freedom Projects: http://www.rrfp.net/
  3. Blue Ridge Abortion Fund: https://blueridgeabortionfund.org/
  4. Carolina Abortion Fund: http://carolinaabortionfund.org/
  5. Tennessee Reproductive Action Fund: https://sisterreach.org/
  6. Access Reproductive Care — Southeast: http://www.arc-southeast.org/
  7. Yellowhammer Fund: https://yellowhammerfund.org/
  8. Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund: https://msreprofreedomfund.org/
  9. New Orleans Abortion Fund: http://neworleansabortionfund.org/
  10. North Florida Justice Fund: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-south-east-north-florida
  11. Central Florida Women's Emergency Fund: http://cflwef.org/
  12. W.O.M.E.N.: https://abortionfunds.org/fund/w-o-m-e-n/
  13. Emergency Medical Assistance Inc.: http://www.emawpb.org/
  14. Women's Emergency Network: http://www.wen-online.org/

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