Slog - Comments on It's Baaaaack http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack The South Dakota legislature is back with a new, improved abortion ban. Voters threw out the previous abortion ban passed by their legislature last November--a ban that made no exception for rape or incest. The new one does. Sort of. The "Women's Health and Human Life Protection Act" would allow rape victims to have abortions if they report the crime to police within 50 days. Doctors would be required to confirm the report with authorities. In cases of incest, a doctor would need to obtain the woman's consent to report the crime--along with the identity of the alleged perpetrator--before an... Copyright 2008 Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:53:32 -0800 Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:38:43 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by keshmeshi It can be really difficult to pinpoint the exact age of a fetus. That's why docs use the mother's last menstrual cycle to figure that out. What a bunch of lunatics.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c606299 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c606299 News Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:56:39 -0800 Comment by ddv Let's hope the good folks (conservative as they are) of South Dakota vote this one down as well.

]]> ddv http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c606301 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c606301 News Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:59:36 -0800 Comment by Dougsf Too bad these otherwise very libertarian states can be persueded by right wing crazies. South Dakotan's (sp?) value their personally freedom enough to actually REPEAL their motorcycle helmet law. I hope the voters see the inconsistency and don't pass this.

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c606313 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c606313 News Thu, 01 Feb 2007 16:07:13 -0800 Comment by Original Andrew They repealed their motorcycle helmet law?

That's Social Darwinism in action!

]]> Original Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c606318 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c606318 News Thu, 01 Feb 2007 16:09:59 -0800 Comment by Dougsf Since the late 70's, helmet required only for those 17 and under. In South Dakota, it's none of lawmakers business if you chose to splat your brain all over the highway. Get knocked up however, and they'll have a state trooper guarding your uterous until your a mommy.

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c606362 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c606362 News Thu, 01 Feb 2007 16:35:37 -0800 Comment by tsm Tom Daschle. Bill Janklow. Bob Barker. Abortion bans. Has South Dakota ever given us anything of value? Their best output was Sitting Bull, and they killed him. Give both Dakotas to Canada. Screw them.

]]> tsm http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c606570 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c606570 News Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:17:54 -0800 Comment by Jonathan Yeah, #6. Better yet: Give *us* to Canada, along with all of New England and the Middle Atlantic down to DC. (Except Pennsylvania -- the US can keep that).

]]> Jonathan http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c606573 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c606573 News Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:20:48 -0800 Comment by Madashell If a woman has an amniocentesis - done preferably at 16 weeks - the results can take 2 weeks or more. Therefore, if the test results come back positive for, say, Down's syndrome, spina bifida, or cystic fibrosis, oh well, too bad, no choice for you, lady. You WILL have that baby. Never mind if you have no way to provide for a special needs child. Will the pro-lifers be eager to adopt these children, either? Doubt it!
These people make me sick!

]]> Madashell http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c606792 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c606792 News Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:46:17 -0800 Comment by ChillyMama "...blood samples from aborted babies would be sent to the police for DNA testing."

WHY? Why would the authorities need to have a DNA sample from a fetus that is dead?!?

These "pro-life" idiots obviously do not even hear themselves when they speak. One would think that every once in a while one of them might stop and ponder the rationale... -- oh, right. Never mind.

]]> ChillyMama http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c607719 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c607719 News Fri, 02 Feb 2007 07:51:55 -0800 Comment by Glad I don't live there Many police departments don't have enough money to process the DNA from rape victims! So now they want to split that insufficient funding with processing DNA from dead fetuses... because clearly that's more important than catching rapists. :(

]]> Glad I don't live there http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c607735 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c607735 News Fri, 02 Feb 2007 08:10:23 -0800 Comment by catalina vel-duray There's a reason that few people live in South Dakota.

]]> catalina vel-duray http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c607744 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c607744 News Fri, 02 Feb 2007 08:15:18 -0800 Comment by Andrew That is a good question, how do we join Canada? What would Washington be like as a "Province"? Is there a membership fee or do we have to fight our way out of the Union? I am serious, this could be worth looking into....

]]> Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c608048 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c608048 News Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:05:10 -0800 Comment by lauren I've always wondered why the "significant risk to the life of the mother" hasn't been open for wider interpretation.

I don't want a kid, and my life will be ruined if the state forces me to have one. My viable, full term life will not longer be the life I want or choose. Is that "risk" enough? It should be.

]]> lauren http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c608237 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/its_baaaaack#c608237 News Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:38:43 -0800