Today, more than 3,500 South Carolinians are marching together, virtually, in support of responsible reproductive health policies. It’s an important step in letting members of the South Carolina legislature know thousands of their constituents believe the best way to solve many of the great challenges we face in this state is by educating our young [...]
South Carolina statistics read like a laundry list of reproductive health problems. We currently have the 3rd highest rates of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in the country, and 9th highest rates of AIDS cases. In fact the Centers for Disease Control has called South Carolina one of the Top 10 HIV “hot spots” in the country.
There is a dangerous misperception afoot in South Carolina that HIV is no longer a threat and we have the situation under control. By not acknowledging the huge problem of HIV in our state, we are putting our children – and ourselves – at risk.
South Carolina’s HIV and AIDS rates place our state in the [...]
