South Carolina women senators who fought abortion ban to receive JFK Profile in Courage award

In this combo image, South Carolina senators from left; State Sen. Sandy Senn on Sept. 7, 2022, in Columbia, S.C., Sen. Katrina Shealy on Sept. 7, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. State Sen. Mia McLeod on June 11, 2022, in Columbia, S.C., State Sen. Margie Bright Matthews on Jan. 28, 2021, Columbia, S.C., and Penry Gustafson on May 23, 2023. The five women 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. (AP Photo/Jeffery Collins, Meg Kinnard, File)