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Anti-abortion groups target Republicans

Multiple Republicans lose primaries after key party allies backed their challengers instead

Salon · Jun 8

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

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

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024

Complete abortion ban in South Carolina more likely after primaries

Two of five ‘sister senators’ who blocked legislation to ban abortion from conception lost to far-right challengers

The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2024

South Carolina Senate votes to send 6-week abortion ban bill to governor. Court challenge coming

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina six-week abortion ban that has cleared the Republican-controlled Legislature is now for the second time headed to the governor’s desk, whose expected signature enacting the bill into law is likely to be challenged immediately.

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023

What has gotten into Republican women?

GOP women freak out over losing reproductive rights, but embrace cruelty when it's someone else's rights at stake

Salon · May 8, 2023

Nikki Haley kicks off campaign for the White House

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Nikki Haley is officially back on the campaign trail, and this time she’s seeking the White House.

Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2023

S Carolina Senate again rejects abortion ban; bill not dead

South Carolina senators have again rejected a proposal to ban nearly all abortions in the state

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022

In GOP legislatures, a gender divide emerges over abortion

A stark gender divide has emerged in debates unfolding in Republican-led states including West Virginia, Indiana and South Carolina following the U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision to end constitutional protections for abortion

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2022

Exceptions split Republicans in South Carolina abortion ban

South Carolina senators are moving toward a showdown on a proposal to ban abortion and make no exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022

Women in South Carolina Senate blast abortion bill’s lack of exceptions in male-dominated chamber

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Four of five South Carolina female senators on Wednesday blasted legislation that would ban nearly all abortions in the state and only offer limited exceptions that include if the pregnancy compromises the mother’s life and health.

Tribune News Service · Sep 8, 2022