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Abortion now a crime in South Dakota
Abortion now a crime in South Dakota
Xeni Jardin: From the BBC news item:Under the law signed by South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds, doctors could get up to five years in prison and a $5,000 (£2,800) fine for performing an illegal abortion. (...) The organisation Planned Parenthood, which runs South Dakota's only abortion clinic, immediately said it would challenge the new law.on the way? Women reading this blog might want to check out this helpful and informative link now, and bookmark this one for later. (via Warren)The abortion ban would take effect on 1 July but it is likely that a federal judge would suspend it during any legal challenge.
The law would therefore not take effect unless South Dakota state gets the case to the US Supreme Court and wins.
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ReBlogged by ann p on Mar 8, 2006 at 08:24 AM
Posted by ann p on Mar 8, 2006 at 08:24 AM
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