While a proposed bill in the S.C. Senate would totally ban abortions in South Carolina without exception, it also seeks potentially unconstitutional restrictions on speech, contraceptive access and in vitro fertilization.

Senate Bill 323 , sponsored by Anderson County GOP Sen. Richard Cash, would replace the state’s existing and already controversial and restrictive six-week abortion ban. According to health care experts, many women do not realize they are pregnant before six weeks.

The so-called Unborn Child Protection Act, which would make any abortion a felony, also proposes to make it unlawful to provide information about abortion, including via a website or phone call.

In light of the threat to free speech, here is information for South Carolina women seeking reproductive care:

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