South Dakota Abortion Ban
The South Dakota Senate has voted 23-12 to pass a total ban on abortion except in the rare case when the life of the mother is in danger.
It is one of the most sweeping abortion bans since the Roe v Wade decision. Sponsor Roger Hunt says it was drafted keeping in mind the legal challenges that will follow in mind.
“It probably will be litigated and probably will find its way through the federal system, likely to the United States Supreme Court.”
The goal is to overturn Roe v Wade. Hunt says the state will defend the bill on two fronts – that technology has advanced so much since abortion was legalized it is no longer assumed that the pre-born baby is not a life, and that the decision doesn’t belong to the federal government in the first place.
“There’s nothing in our United States Constitution that talks about abortion issues which means that that’s a power that’s delegated to the people of South Dakota.”
Kelly Shackelford of the Liberty Legal Institute says among legal scholars, Roe has been on a shaky footing for a while.
"The so called ‘law’ of Roe v Wade is a joke, and anybody that’s honest – legally – understands it is. It’s not in the Constitution, it’s created out of thin air.”
If Roe were to be overturned by this or another lawsuit, states would be left to decide their own abortion laws.
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It's about time someone overturned this archaic law that slaughters the innocent
4 comments:
I like the new layout a lot. more; very easy, very pleasing to the eye. Maybe a little small but I can never tell if that's because of my monitor or the site.
Also, no rape exception, no incest exception, absolutely no go.
Perhaps if more liberals felt the same as Dave we wouldn't have arrived at this place. Instead we have been treated to endless attacks against common sense measures like bans on partial birth abortions and the demonization of anyone who dares suggest that anything but abortion on demand is acceptable.
Abortion's popularity has dropped ten points in the last 15 years and is in danger of being a minority issue. That is in large part due to the absolutist attitude of the left.
Imagine, a little reason might have kept the tide from turning.
Teaparty
People on both sides need to be reasonable.
There are cases when, unfortunately, it needs to happen. But let's be responsible about it.
"Safe, rare, legal" is the common lefty bit, but let's change it to "Safe, informed, very rare, and legal to a certain extent."
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