Five women state senators from South Carolina who formed a bipartisan coalition to filibuster a near-total abortion ban in their state have been chosen to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award this year.
have been chosen to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award this year.
During the filibuster the senators - Republicans Katrina Shealy, Sandy Senn, and Penry Gustafson, Democrat Margie Bright Matthews, and independent Mia McLeod — took turns “describing the complexities of pregnancy and the reproductive system,, and inadequate privacy laws,” award officials said in written release.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyDespite the filibuster, the South Carolina Legislature was later able to approve the measure that would ban most abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy — before most people know they are pregnant.
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South Carolina women senators who fought abortion ban to receive JFK Profile in Courage awardFive women state senators from South Carolina who formed a bipartisan coalition to filibuster a near-total abortion ban in their state have been chosen to receive the John F.
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South Carolina women senators who fought abortion ban to receive JFK Profile in Courage awardFive women state senators from South Carolina who formed a bipartisan coalition to filibuster a near-total abortion ban in their state have been chosen to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award this year
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South Carolina women senators who fought abortion ban to receive JFK Profile in Courage awardFive women state senators from South Carolina who formed a bipartisan coalition to filibuster a near-total abortion ban in their state have been chosen to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award this year
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South Carolina women senators who fought abortion ban to receive JFK Profile in Courage awardFive women state senators from South Carolina who formed a bipartisan coalition to filibuster a near-total abortion ban in their state have been chosen to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award this year.
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South Carolina women senators who fought abortion ban to receive JFK Profile in Courage awardFive women state senators from South Carolina who formed a bipartisan coalition to filibuster a near-total abortion ban in their state have been chosen to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award this year
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South Carolina women senators who fought abortion ban to receive JFK Profile in Courage awardFive women state senators from South Carolina who formed a bipartisan coalition to filibuster a near-total abortion ban in their state have been chosen to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award this year.
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