S.D. governor to OK abortion ban - this is for real

[donsu]

http://www.startribune.com/stories/587/4653958.html

South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds said Tuesday that he will sign a bill banning most abortions in the state, providing that legislators clarify language to ensure that current restrictions remain in force while the new law is under consideration in the courts.

Legislators will be asked to approve changes in the bill when they return to the Capitol on Monday for the final day of this year's session. If signed by Rounds, a Republican who has favored abortion restrictions, South Dakota's new law would allow abortion only to save the life or health of the mother. An exception for cases involving rape or incest was rejected in both the House and Senate.

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Backers of the ban have said they hope it sets up a court fight that leads to a reversal of the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision legalizing abortion. Abortion-rights advocates have said they would appeal the law as unconstitutional and immediately ask a federal judge to enjoin the state from enforcing it.

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"South Dakotans overwhelmingly believe women -- particularly victims of rape or incest -- ought to have access to safe, legal abortion services and do not support making felons out of doctors who provide such necessary medical care," said Kate Looby, state director. "Governor Rounds' decision to support legislation that criminalizes abortion in South Dakota will threaten women's health and, in the end, do nothing to make abortion rare."
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the women of South Dakota should be storming the State House in protest!

guess they all have taken some pills and mooded out.

who cares if women go back to the dark ages..........

[Leilani]

1. Unbelievable!

1 or 2 loonies is understandable, but an entire legislature?

We really are a red & blue country.

[noiretextatique]

2. wow...these folks are scary

"Rep. Matt McCaulley, R-Sioux Falls, wrote the bill with help from the Thomas More Law Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. The nonprofit organization says it is "dedicated to the defense and promotion of the religious freedom of Christians, time-honored family values and the sanctity of human life..."

don't south dakotans the right to be free from the "defense and promotion of the religious freedom of fundamentalists?

[placton]

3. Each time you eat a Domino's pizza

some of the money goes to the Thomas More Law Center. Yum!

[noiretextatique]

5. yet another reason not to eat that crappy pizza

as if the taste alone wasn't enough...thanks :hi:

[donsu]

6. glad you posted this bit of info about Domino

thanks

[Kool Kitty]

4. You gotta love it-

they sure do believe in the sanctity of human life, before it's born. Once it's out, well...it's on it's own. Don't look to these fine people for a bit of help.

[noiretextatique]

7. ain't that the truth?

i tell you...these folks REALLY put my faith to the test.