Three Republican South Carolina senators who stopped total abortion ban voted out

There are now no GOP women in South Carolina's state legislature - and just two female Democrats in the senate

The only three Republican women in South Carolina's senate took on their party and stopped a total abortion ban from passing in their state last year. In return, they lost their jobs.

Voters removed senators Sandy Senn, Penry Gustafson and Katrina Shealy from office during sparsely turned out primaries in June - and by doing so completely vacated the Republican wing of the five-member Sister Senators", a female contingent that included two Democrats and was united in its members opposition to the abortion ban.