Reply #2: Updated story on petition

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Foes of South Dakota abortion ban claim progress By Carey Gillam
Fri May 12, 3:38 PM ET

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Opponents of a new South Dakota law designed to challenge the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing abortion said on Friday they are well on their way to stopping the measure from going into effect this summer and letting the state's voters decide its fate.

The anti-abortion law, described as one of the most restrictive in the nation, would take effect in July unless opponents collect 16,728 signatures by June 19 on petitions designed to put the law on the November ballot for an up or down vote.

The South Dakota Campaign for Healthy Families said the petition drive is on track with more than 10,000 signatures and it believes it would easily obtain the required number to put the law on the ballot. ...

Full story at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060512/ts_nm/abortion_southdakota_dc