Upstate Tea - Pawns in a Game of Chess w/ Senator Margie Bright Matthews

South Carolina Senator Margie Bright Matthews joins Kathryn Harvey to expose how partisan politics at the South Carolina State House endangers citizens, speaking as one of only two women in the South Carolina Senate. She discusses the fight against extreme abortion bans and threats to reproductive rights, plus a healthcare crisis driven by Medicaid cuts, rural hospital closures, and rising maternal mortality rates. Senator Bright Matthews reveals how cultural war issues like abortion and DEI distract from critical needs in education, infrastructure, and healthcare access in South Carolina. She explains how gerrymandering and Republican primaries create a Democratic super-minority, leaving South Carolina families as political pawns. The conversation covers actionable steps citizens can take to defend reproductive freedom.