South Carolina women senators who fought abortion ban to receive JFK Profile in Courage award
During the filibuster the senators - Republicans Katrina Shealy, Sandy Senn, and Penry Gustafson, Democrat Margie Bright Matthews, and independent Mia McLeod โ took turns โdescribing the complexities of pregnancy and the reproductive system, the dangers of lack of access to contraception, and inadequate privacy laws,โ award officials said in written release.