South Dakota passes abortion ban
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snarkhunter: South Dakota passes abortion ban.
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SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota (Reuters) - South Dakota became the first U.S. state to pass a law banning abortion in virtually all cases, with the intention of forcing the Supreme Court to reconsider its 1973 decision legalizing the procedure.
The law, which would punish doctors who perform the operation with a five-year prison term and a $5,000 fine, awaits the signature of Republican Gov. Michael Rounds and people on both sides of the issue say he is unlikely to veto it.
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The South Dakota law concludes that life begins at conception based on medical advances over the past three decades.
Proposed amendments to the law to create exceptions to specifically protect the health of the mother, or in cases of rape or incest, were voted down. Also defeated was an amendment to put the proposal in the hands of voters.
The bill as written does make an exception if the fetus dies during a doctor's attempt to save the mother's life.
snarkhunter: South Dakota passes abortion ban.Excerpts:
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota (Reuters) - South Dakota became the first U.S. state to pass a law banning abortion in virtually all cases, with the intention of forcing the Supreme Court to reconsider its 1973 decision legalizing the procedure.
The law, which would punish doctors who perform the operation with a five-year prison term and a $5,000 fine, awaits the signature of Republican Gov. Michael Rounds and people on both sides of the issue say he is unlikely to veto it.
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The South Dakota law concludes that life begins at conception based on medical advances over the past three decades.
Proposed amendments to the law to create exceptions to specifically protect the health of the mother, or in cases of rape or incest, were voted down. Also defeated was an amendment to put the proposal in the hands of voters.
The bill as written does make an exception if the fetus dies during a doctor's attempt to save the mother's life.
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Date: 2006-02-23 03:57 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-02-23 04:01 am (UTC)I consider myself a pro-life pro-choicer. Or maybe I'm a pro-choice pro-lifer?
Either way, I don't particularly like abortion. I have serious moral qualms. I don't think I could ever have one myself.
But it is NOT my decision--or anyone else's--to make for any other woman, thank you. And it's an awfully short, slippery slope from "life begins at conception" to "birth control = abortion."
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Date: 2006-02-23 04:06 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-02-23 04:18 am (UTC)I just don't recognize my country anymore. I just don't.
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Date: 2006-02-23 06:57 am (UTC)Definitely time to get the hell out of this country.
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