Charleston County, South Carolina Sheriff Kristin Graziano said Friday she has no intention of following the state law requiring her to forward offices reports of women who were impregnated by rape or incest and are trying to terminate the pregnancy to the state legislature, WCIV reports.
“I want the public to know that while these providers are now mandated by law to send us these reports regardless of the will of their patients, we will not contact the patient if she doesn’t want us to. We will offer our support and investigative services only if they request it. I know all too well the pain and heartache that comes from sexual assault, as a family member to a victim and as someone who has worked with them as a law enforcement officer. It is traumatizing, and my agency will do everything we can to offer care, solace and respect to these women who are seeking health care.”