Supporters of the bill said it doesn’t make sense that most medical devices and groceries are exempted, but period products, which women have to buy, are not.
Five “sister” Senators from South Carolina –Katrina Shealy, Margie Bright Matthews, Mia McLeod, Sandy Senn, and Penry Gustafson –received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Sunday night (Oct. 29) in the JFK Library’s Stephen E. Smith hall. The state senators formed a bipartisan coalition to filibuster a near-total abortion ban in their state last year. Also
The 2023 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award will be presented to five women senators from South Carolina and to South Korea's president and Japan's prime minister.