These Women Are Not Abortion Heroes
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On Sunday, the New York Times published a story lauding the five women serving in the South Carolina state Senate for banding together to block a near-total abortion ban after fertilization. One is a Democrat, one’s an Independent, and three are Republicans; they call themselves “the Sister Senators.” It all sounds…