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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Martha McHardy

Three female Republicans who tried to protect abortion rights in South Carolina lose primaries to men

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Three female GOP state senators who tried to protect abortion rights in South Carolina lost primary elections this month to men who ran on anti-abortion platforms.

Katrina Shealy, Sandy Senn and Penry Gustafson were among a bipartisan group of five women state senators, dubbed the “sister senators,” who filibustered a near-total abortion ban in 2023.

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