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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

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

As states continue to bring in tighter restrictions on abortion, internal divisions within the GOP are starting to show

The Guardian - US · May 4, 2023

This Republican S.C. lawmaker helped block a 'crazily oppressive' abortion bill

State Sen. Sandy Senn believes that legislators cannot tell a woman what is best for her own life.

WEKU · Apr 28, 2023

South Carolina Senate again rejects near-total abortion ban

The South Carolina Senate is no closer to passing a near-total abortion ban than the last time they shot down the proposal

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023

Abortion ban reaches S. Carolina Senate despite GOP factions

While the results of this month’s Kansas abortion vote have shaken some Republicans’ appetite for additional restrictions, South Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a ban with limited exceptions

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022

Some South Carolina Republicans pause at abortion ban brink

Some South Carolina lawmakers who oppose abortion are being cautious when it comes to tightening the state's already restrictive laws even further

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2022

S. Carolina conservatives suggest almost total abortion ban

A House committee reviewing South Carolina’s abortion law is suggesting the state ban almost all abortions other than when the life of the mother is at risk

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022