Sorry all you woman-hating Christians! SoDak's new anti-abortion law is actually somewhat reasonable. It's still absurd, though--while I agree late term abortions are definitely morally wrong, if the mother is going to die or be harmed, then I think an abortion should be performed no matter what. Sacrifice the baby-making-machine for one product? Seems like a waste doesn't it? Conversely, here's a woman who has lived her life and is a full-fledged human-being--do we sacrfice her for a life that could easily die long before he/she makes it as far as his or her mom did?
Look, I'm against abortions, but I'm against wars and killing of any kind. To me, all of you right-wing, God-loving Christians who would see your sons, daughters and innocent Iraqi's die for your own imagined security are the ultimate hypocrites. You have to protect the sanctity of life, but bombing a country that is no threat to you is just dandy--important, even.
I don't like to see lives snuffed out before they have the potential to do anything and while still in the womb, they DO NOT have that potential yet. In my opinion, life begins when the baby no longer has to be biologically tied to the mother for survival. So, while I honestly do hate to see a potential potential life lost, I do think it's wrong to force a woman to do anything with her body she doesn't want to do.
To make a long story short, if this law in SoDak passes, it will basically make all women wards of the state. In certatin situations, the state will tell them what to do and how to live their lives. If you are without your own penis in South Dakota and you think you're practicing safe sex, think you're on the pill but discover you've made a mistake somehow, sorry, ma'am, you're stuck for the next nine months.
South Dakota don't care about your rights just so long as you baby-making-machines keep pumpin' 'em out.
Huh, I guess we shouldn't be surprised that a red state would try to make abortion a felony. Man those guys are predictable.
Read more about the possible new SoDak law at the Aberdeen News website.
From AP.org And www.AberdeenNews.com:
Posted on Fri, Feb. 11, 2005House panel approves measure to make abortion a felony
BRAD PERRIELLO
Associated Press
PIERRE, S.D. - Abortion should be a crime in South Dakota if states are given the right to outlaw the medical procedure, a House panel recommended Friday.
The State Affairs Committee unanimously approved HB1249, which would make it a felony to do abortions if Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, is overturned. The bill would allow exceptions in cases where a pregnant woman's life is at risk.
Those who do abortions could face up to two years in prison and a $2,000 fine.
The committee changed the bill to remove a provision that would have made it a crime to advise women to seek abortions.
Rep. Joel Dykstra, R-Canton, the bill's prime sponsor, said it is designed to protect the rights of fetuses in case states are given the right to regulate abortion.
Rachel Hansen of the South Dakota Right to Life Committee, which helped draft the bill, said abortion rights supporters are gearing up for a fight in case the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
"In South Dakota, House Bill 1249 would throw a monkey wrench right in the middle of that strategy," Hansen said.
Rob Regier of the South Dakota Family Policy Council urged the committee to pass the bill.
"Send a message that South Dakota is more than just prepared to protect the unborn, but eager to," Regier said.
Kate Looby of Planned Parenthood said the bill is one of the most extreme measures she has seen. The measure would tie physicians' hands and ignore women's ability to make decisions for themselves, she said.
"Making abortion illegal never has and never will stop women from having abortions," Looby said, urging the committee to reject the bill.
Jennifer Ring of the American Civil Liberties Union said the bill makes no provisions for abortions in cases where a woman's health is at risk or a fetus develops a potentially fatal condition. In such cases, women would be forced to allow the pregnancy to develop until it threatens their lives, Ring said.
HB1249 goes now to the House floor.
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