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What in the world is South Dakota THINKING? This abortion issue should have been resolved thirty years ago -- it should not be something we continue to rehash. It makes me sick that South Dakota legislators (predominately male) have once again decided that women's right to choose is up for grabs. Even eliminating a woman's right to abortion as a result of incest or rape isn't on the table in that state, which is maddening to a great many of us. To circumscribe abortion only to saving the life of the mother is absurd -- just absolutely absurd.
Yeah, yeah. States' rights and all that. And while I truly dislike the federal government inserting itself into so many issues of substance that individual states should decide, the right to choose is the one issue about which I believe there should be nationwide consistency. I have personally opined on this subject in great deteail in an earlier post (The Importance of Preserving Roe v. Wade, 11/1/2005) so will not re-state the obvious. But I am concerned with the direction of things here and can only hope that pro-choice groups can exert enough muscle to derail momentum toward another challenge to Roe v. Wade.
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