Wednesday, October 08
“ On November 4, South Dakotans will not only be voting for a President, they’ll also be voting on Initiated Measure 11, a ballot measure that would essentially outlaw abortion except in cases of rape, incest, and what the Washington Post refers to as “a narrow interpretation of the health and life of the woman.” As it is now, there is only one abortion clinic in the entire state, no local doctors will perform abortions so physicians must be flown in from Minneapolis, and, before they’re allowed to get an abortion, women must be read a statement that refers to fetuses as “living human beings”.
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Wow.
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Jesus.
If passed on Nov. 4, this supremely unconstitutional ban would likely be enjoined immediately. That’s no salve. We don’t want this perpetration anywhere near the books — or, more to the point, the Supreme Court. So now what? Anything those of us nowhere near the Corn Palace can do? Peter Rothberg at the Nation has a few suggestions. For more, visit the South Dakota Campaign for Healthy Families.
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Femeniste has been covering this bill pretty extensively; you can read more about it here. Very upsetting, and I really...
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