Quote Originally Posted by pharm_teg
As most of you know South Dakota Gov. Michael Rounds signed into law last week a near-total abortion ban. The law makes it a felony for health providers to perform abortions, even in cases of rape or incest, unless a women’s life is in jeopardy.This is obviously political maneuvering and is illegal. What happened to the governor's oath to uphold the Constitution? He is clearly violating the rights of all the women in South Dakota set forth by the Supreme Court. IMHO, Gov. Rounds doesn't care about the welfare of the mother or the unborn child. It's a dirty Republican tactic to challenge Roe vs. Wade. Why now? Well with the newly appointed Justices the Republicans feel like it's their time. I'm sure it doesn't hurt Governer Rounds' political agenda for bigger and better things within his party. There are ten other states considering a similar bill, including Georgia. Several organizations have asked for an impeachment of the governor. He is in fact violating a Federal law. This is an open assault on the rights of women and how they choose to live their life. Can you imagine the MILLIONS of taxpayer dollars that will be wasted to fight this statute? This will be tied up in the courts for a very long time. I think former justice Sandra Day O'Connor, a Republican-appointed judge, was correct when she stated that our country will slide towards a dictatorship if the Republicans continue to attack the judiciary.

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i agree 100%, republicans and christian coalition would rather see women die in back ally ways getting underground abortions with coat hangers; then allow a women to choose what she wants to do with her own body.

abortion has to be one of the dumbest fucking laws to even be disputed about. how can anyone tell me what to do with my body? what next should be ban all cigarettes b/c its a slow way of commiting suicide through lung cancer? how about alcohol... our own president has a DUI, maybe we should ban that as well alchol can lead to addiction, liver problems, etc...

we can go on for days about what someone should and should not do with ones body, but it is up to the individual to choose what they seem is right for them. it is amazing our fathers died coming to a new country to bring us away from the rule of a dictator and now 200+ years later we are moving backward towards that once again.