Women’s professional sports grapple with eroding rights

Shortly after leading South Carolina to its first-ever NCAA women’s basketball title and becoming the No. 1 pick in the 2018 WNBA draft, hometown star A’ja Wilson was honored with a statue outside of Colonial Life Arena.

Now a two-time MVP with the Las Vegas Aces, Wilson is still considered royalty in Columbia, S.C. — a city located in a state where abortion rights have been under heavy assault following the Supreme Court’s June 24 ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade. Read More