Republican Lawmakers Face Setbacks in Push for Abortion Bans in South Carolina and Nebraska

South Carolina Republican Senator Sandy Senn joined a filibuster to block a near-total abortion ban in the state, criticizing Majority Leader Shane Massey for leading the party "blindly off the cliff." Senn believes that legislators cannot tell a woman what is best for her own life and advocates for a moderate approach to regulating abortion, with exceptions in the first trimester. She remains skeptical of the GOP movement within her state to ban abortions before six weeks and hopes for more women running and more moderates being elected.