South Dakota to hold abortion referendum

[bluestateguy]

Source: AFP

Voters in the midwestern US state of South Dakota will vote in a November referendum on abortion, reviving the country's already polarized debate on the issue, state officials said Monday.
Voters in the conservative state narrowly rejected a total ban on pregnancy termination in 2006, with 56 percent voting no, but exit polls showed a majority would have backed a ban if it had been less strict.

The 2006 text allowed for exceptions only if the life of the mother were in immediate danger. The 2008 version takes into account cases of rape, incest, or risk of grave health effects for the mother.

"All induced abortions, whether surgically or chemically induced, terminate an entire, unique, living human being, a human being separated from his or her mother, as a matter of scientific and biological fact," says the text to be voted upon on November 4.

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I knew this would happen. The voters rejected a total ban in 2006, so the "pro-life" legislators turned right around and carved out an exception for rape and incest and put it on the ballot for 2008. So predictable.

Having an exception for rape and incest is a policy nightmare, as if banning aboriton outright isn't bad enough. Does this mean the rape must be reported to the police? What if no charges are pressed? What if the accused rapist is acquitted at trial months later, after the abortion has been performed? Will this lead to a deluge of fake rape allegations so that a woman who has an unwanted pregnancy will make a fake rape claim so that she can have a legal abortion in South Dakota?

[High Plains]

1. That's where I vote. Those fuckers never give up.

There are homemade anti-abortion signs in the corn fields here.

South Dakota is a good argument for the importance of the Supreme Court. If they overturn Roe, there will be no abortions here.

[AnnieBW]

2. Maybe they should change the name of the state

to "North Nicaragua" then? I mean, 82 Nicaraguan women have died so far because of the ban on abortions.

[Prophet 451]

3. *headdesk*

Words bloody fail me...

[skyounkin]

4. Goddammit

We have got to win in November..........

This is sooooo fucked up.