SD Governor signed the Anti-Abortion Bill today....

Posted by Bible Probe on March 06, 2006 at 11:51:35:

In Reply to: U.S. state takes aim at abortions posted by Bible Probe on February 23, 2006 at 07:47:14:

South Dakota Governor, Mike Rounds

A US state has signed into law a bill banning most abortions, in a move aimed to force the US Supreme Court to reconsider its key ruling on the issue.

The South Dakota law - approved by the governor on Monday - makes it a crime for doctors to perform terminations.

Exceptions will be made if a woman's life is at risk, but not in cases of rape or incest.

Many believe new appointments to the Supreme Court may have tipped the balance in favour of anti-abortionists.

Both Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito are considered conservatives.

Justice Alito is thought to be more likely to rule against abortion than his predecessor, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

The supporters of the South Dakota law say they want to trigger a battle over the 1973 Roe-versus-Wade ruling, in which the US Supreme Court established that governments lacked the power to prohibit abortions.

'Vulnerable and helpless'

About 800 abortions are performed each year in South Dakota. Planned Parenthood, which performs abortions in the state, has pledged to challenge the measure in court.

Under the law signed by South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds, doctors could get up to five years in prison for performing an illegal abortion.

Gov Rounds said: "In the history of the world, the true test of a civilisation is how well people treat the most vulnerable and most helpless in their society.

"The sponsors and supporters of this bill believe that abortion is wrong because unborn children are the most vulnerable and most helpless persons in our society. I agree with them," he said in a written statement.

However, he also said he expects the law will be tied up in court for years and will not take effect unless the US Supreme Court upholds it.

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