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Poppy Noor

Republicans reject abortion bans as ‘campaign-enders’ in warning to party

South Carolina state senator Sandy Senn, a Republican, makes a last-minute argument before the senate passes an abortion ban in September 2022.
South Carolina state senator Sandy Senn, a Republican, makes a last-minute argument before the senate passes an abortion ban in September 2022. Photograph: Sam Wolfe/Reuters

In one state, Republican women filibustered to block a near-total abortion ban introduced by their own party. In another, the Republican co-sponsor of a six-week abortion ban subsequently tanked his own bill. On the federal level, a Republican congresswoman warns that the GOP’s abortion stance could mean “losing huge” in 2024.

As states continue to bring in tighter restrictions on abortion following the fall of Roe v Wade, internal divisions within the Republican party on the issue are starting to show.

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