Wall Street Journal: South Dakota Abortion Vote Draws Attention
The Wall Street Journal reports:
Two years ago, South Dakota voters rejected an abortion ban in a referendum, 56% to 44%. But polls then showed that many who voted against the ban would have switched sides if the proposal had made exceptions for women impregnated through rape or incest.
Those exceptions — as well as one for women in poor health — are included in the new measure. But they are far from simple; the full text of the proposed law is more than 2,400 words. In the voting booth this November, citizens will be presented only a 249-word summary. Abortion-rights advocates say the exceptions are so narrowly drawn as to be meaningless.
Related:
South Dakota Abortion Advocates Launch Campaign to Defeat Pro-Life Measure
Life News, 8.12.2008
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