UPDATED: Wow.
Wow.South Dakota moved closer to imposing some of the strictest limits on abortion in the nation as the state Senate approved legislation that would ban the procedure except when the woman's life is in danger.
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Under the measure, doctors in South Dakota would face up to five years in prison for performing an abortion. The only exception would be for women who need abortions to save their lives.
The bill is going back to the House, which has passed a similar bill. It will then go to the governor, who will most likely sign it. Then it will be illegal in South Dakota to perform an abortion, unless the woman is dying.
Wow.
UPDATE:
Gov. Michael Rounds has now signed the bill into law. Next stop: vicious, protracted legal battle! Woo! Expect virulent name-calling, hysterical screaming, and polemic posturing on both sides.
Speaking of politicking, this quote, from Cecile Richards (president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America), has got to be the most disingenuous I have read in a while:
"We had really hoped that the governor would weigh women's health as more important than politics"
As far as 'women's health' goes, the law allows abortions for women who will otherwise die. In any case less drastic than that, Gov. Rounds does indeed consider
"In the history of the world, the true test of a civilization is how well people treat the most vulnerable and most helpless in their society," the governor said. "The sponsors and supporters of this bill believe that abortion is wrong because unborn children are the most vulnerable and most helpless persons in our society. I agree with them."
posted by Patrick Sauncy @ 20:51
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Women's only weekend.
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-Eric Pei
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