South Dakota Senate passes abortion ban

[LiberalInGeorgia2005]

http://wcco.com/local/local_story_053174838.html

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. How nice-rape victims and victims of incest

are just out of luck if it happens in SD. Wonder how many of those state senators have pledged to pay the medical bills of these victims and to adopt the children they produce? I can guess the answer is none.

[FreedomAngel82]

11. This is just going to be horrible

:(

[mike_c]

2. and so it begins....

The Taliban wants to force a showdown.

[Stephanie]

8. here we go

they are drunk with power -

[Pachamama]

31. Bring it on!

No way am I going to give up mine and my daughter's and any future generation of women's reproductive rights!

If the Fundie "Culture of Death" want a war, they got it....No way that I'm just going to let this one happen....

:grr:

[EFerrari]

3. We need to help SD. Please rate this thread up.

:kick:

[acmejack]

4. Couldn't waste any time...

assholes.

[EFerrari]

5. Kick

[neverevergivein]

6. And so it begins

Thank you to all the DINOs who helped put Alito on the Supreme Court.

[file83]

23. With friends like that, who needs the Taliban as an enemy?

[spuddonna]

7. How long til a challenge is made and this heads to SCOTUS?

Any ideas based on previous cases? :shrug:

[mike_c]

12. it will be challenged by the ACLU or someone similar the moment...

...it's signed by the governor. It will be before the SCOTUS within the year, IMO.

[mzmolly]

16. Should be interesting to say the least. I guess SD women will be

traveling over the border to states where women still have rights. :(

[spuddonna]

18. Think it'll hit before or after Nov elections?

Just curious... I'd bet after...

[mike_c]

20. that's an interesting question-- it'll be in the news regardless...

...while working it's way through the federal courts. I wonder if SD jumped the gun on this?

[spuddonna]

21. I'll place money that the court won't vote until after Nov.

The Fundies will probably get their 'payback' now that Alito is on the court but I think the blowback will be severe, (the majority of Americans want choice) and the Repugs know that. They'll set the date after the elections...

[Qanisqineq]

9. I am just beyond words

I was waiting for it to begin but still held a tiny bit of hope that it wouldn't. The attack on my rights has begun.

[EFerrari]

10. Please don't forget to vote the thread.n/t

[ecstatic]

13. Wow... Had no idea they'd attack women THIS fast

This is quite blatant too... Is anyone else worried?

[FreedomAngel82]

14. Yes

I wasn't expecting it either. :\

[Jon8503]

17. They had every intention of doing this. This has always been a goal

and they feel they have the votes on the Supreme Court they need now. So get this case to them.

Don't like it either but this is why it is important to win elections.

However, if there is such a thing as a positive out of this and always like to find some hope somewhere. Maybe just maybe this timing could backfire on them. I really do feel that people are becoming a little afraid of these people. One thing that got people nervous was the Terry Schavo deal. So, if they move on this quickly and it gets enough press which I am sure it will, people might just think it is a little more important to give some control to the democrats this November along with all the other stuff the neocons are doing they really might. I hope anyway.

However, we certainly need some better leadership in the party then what we have been getting to take advantage of these things.

[Lerkfish]

19. beyond worried.

worried implies I have some hope things will turn out ok.

[ecstatic]

22. we now have to put our faith in Alito and pretty boy Roberts

:scared:


WHY TF didn't our people work harder for us (filibuster)?!

[Lerkfish]

30. I kept saying that alito was the last good chance to filibuster.

there will never be a filibuster. The gang of 14 sold out america.

[femrap]

35. Most of the lawmakers are male....do they really care that much

about women's freedom? Sometimes I wonder. The ability to control one's life is about CONTROL AND POWER. And when it comes right down to it, women will not go back into the back alley abortions. Women must fight this battle...not 'our people.'

[iamthebandfanman]

15. PLEASE EMAIL DEMOCRATIC SUPPORTER OF BILL

http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2005/mbrdt349.htm


She supported the bill.
Please let her know how you feel.
Find any democrats that supported this bill and lets let them know how their base feels about their actions.

primaries anyone?

[cspanlovr]

26. Done.

[LiberalInGeorgia2005]

36. Sadly the SD state democratic parties' official position

is against abortion, if you can believe it. I think it was Zogby that said his poll showed South Dakota's population the most anti-abortion in the nation.

[sakabatou]

24. Swooky

Good thing this isn't law... yet.

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

25. Boycott Mt. Rushmore and other SD tourist destinations

Forcing women to be host organisms is just wrong. Period.

[Betty]

27. The national Dem. party needs to hammer this home

to voters everywhere, in every state, that if we keep having a repug majority in congress, women can kiss their reproductive rights away. This should be the message every day between now and November. And they might want to really emphasize how draconian this law is.. rape and incest victims, women whose health will be threatened, all are being thrown under the bus by these fucking assholes. BOYCOTT SOUTH DAKOTA!!!!

[LuCifer]

28. SD people, I will make an exception...

...usually us in FloriDUH despise folks from other state, but in y'all's case, COME ON DOWN. NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And gee, ain't that odd, BU$Hitler's approval #'s in SD are, well, shitty. WAAHH!

Lu

[suffragette]

29. Sadly, this is just the beginning

Some states started working on these before Alito was confirmed, in anticipation of his confirmation and some started imeediately after.

See: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/01/23/some_states_getting_ready_to_revisit_roe_v_wade/

http://uspolitics.about.com/b/a/207575.htm

and http://www.stateline.org/live/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=136&languageId=1&contentId=83875

Even more states have been enacting restrictions, steadily chipping away at Roe vs. Wade.

They have been wanting to overturn it and now, with the new makeup of the Supreme Court, feel emboldened to try that directly.

It's sad to think how our rights are being attacked and reduced as our nation regresses rather than progresses.

[EFerrari]

32. Kick

[EFerrari]

33. Kick

[cosmicdot]

34. a reach brought via Election Fraud n/m