HEALTHCARE
The Pharmacy Access Act makes contraceptives more accessible and affordable, and has been recognized as safe and effective, earning support from organizations like the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Medical Association. The act aims to reduce the need for abortions in South Carolina by focusing on preventing unwanted pregnancies, rather than solely restricting access to abortion procedures. The bipartisan effort hopes to influence upcoming debates.
The S.C. Compassionate Care Act gives patients with debilitating illnesses the right to try medical cannabis, as patients can in 37 other states. The bill creates the nation’s most tightly regulated program, with strict physician oversight, limited conditions, pharmacist-led dispensing, lab testing, and child-safe safeguards. This is about compassion, medical freedom, and improving quality of life for thousands of suffering South Carolinians.