South Carolina's GOP 'sister senators' warn of long-term damage from abortion fight
As Republicans across the country head to Milwaukee for next week’s Republican National Convention, abortion won’t be at the forefront of the GOP’s weeklong nomination of former President Donald Trump.
As Republicans across the country head to Milwaukee for next week’s Republican National Convention, abortion won’t be at the forefront of the GOP’s weeklong nomination of former President Donald Trump.
In a new platform released by the party ahead of the convention, Republican leaders agreed that “power [on abortion] has been given to the States and to a vote of the People,” leaving the issue of gestational limits to individual states.
In states like South Carolina, that could mean a near-total abortion ban, as three GOP women who stood against a six-week ban last year have been voted out in the Republican primary this summer.
The three women — state Sens. Sandy Senn, Penry Gustafson and Katrina Shealy — joined two Democratic women to create a coalition dubbed the “sister senators.”
The five, who happened to be the only women in the state Senate, filibustered to block one version of the anti-abortion law, earning national awards and recognition.
Rating: 5