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South Dakota Pro-Abortion Activists Want To Put Abortion Ban To A Vote

By Rob on March 24, 2006 at 10:10 am
6 Comments
Hmm...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Opponents of South Dakota's new ban on nearly all abortions began a petition drive Friday to let voters decide its fate.

The law, among the strictest in the nation, is scheduled to take effect July 1 but will automatically be placed on hold if opponents collect the 16,728 signatures necessary for a voter referendum.

In announcing the drive at a news conference, State Rep. Elaine Roberts said she doesn't believe lawmakers have represented the will of the people.

"The vast majority of South Dakotans are somewhere in the middle," Roberts said. "They have mixed feelings on this issue."

The South Dakota Campaign for Healthy Families, the coalition of groups opposed to the law, has until June 19 to collect the signatures and get the measure on the November ballot. The secretary of state's office received initial paperwork signed by a lead opponent, Dr. Maria Bell.


I'd sign this petition for two reasons:

  1. I am a firm believer in the idea that abortion is a state's rights issue. The people of the individual states should decide whether or not this medical procedure should be legal. If the people of South Dakota force a referendum and vote this measure down, so be it. The people have spoken.


  2. I think this referendum will backfire. I think the majority of South Dakotans would vote in favor of this ban on abortions. The majority of state representatives certainly seem to think their constituents are in favor of it. If that happened the pro-abortion activists would be stuck having to admit that a majority of South Dakotans are pro-life, which just adds weight to any eventual challenge to this law and, by extension, Roe vs. Wade.


So let these people have their referendum. They may just end up wishing they hadn't gotten what they asked for.

Comments

Avatar for WOOF

Other South Dakotans have other plans. "

Cecilia Fire Thunder, president of the Oglala Sioux tribe of South Dakota, says Sioux nation sovereignty means the new ban doesn’t apply. As a result, she said she will lead an effort to build a Planned Parenthood abortion center at the Pine Ridge Reservation.

“To me, it is now a question of sovereignty,” she told Tim Giago who runs a web site called Indianz.com.

“I will personally establish a Planned Parenthood clinic on my own land which is within the boundaries of the Pine Ridge Reservation where the State of South Dakota has absolutely no jurisdiction," Fire Thunder said."

 

http://www.lifenews.com/state1526.html 

WOOF on March 24, 2006 at 01:32 pm
Avatar for Justin B

That is perfect.  you can go to the casino and get an abortion at the same time.  They need medicinal marijauna clinics on the indian lands and they will have the trifecta.

Justin B on March 24, 2006 at 01:42 pm
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Let the voters have their say on this. The pro-abortion crowd will them screech that the vote was rigged and run crying to a judge.

TwoHotel9 on March 24, 2006 at 04:22 pm
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"Our native people have such a rich tradition which is at its heart the love and respect for all life," Hernandez said. "It’s truly amazing how pro-life our Native People are."

Tell that to the buffalos. Gimme a break.

Dave on March 24, 2006 at 05:58 pm
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davey, the whiteman wiped out the buffalo.

TwoHotel9 on March 25, 2006 at 03:09 am
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