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S.D. Abortion Bill Takes Aim at 'Roe.' Senate Ban Does Not Except Rape, Incest
By Evelyn Nieves Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, February 23, 2006
South Dakota lawmakers yesterday approved the nation's most far-reaching ban on abortion, setting the stage for new legal challenges that its supporters say they hope lead to an overturning of Roe v. Wade .
The measure, which passed the state Senate 23 to 12, makes it a felony for doctors to perform any abortion, except to save the life of a pregnant woman. The proposal still must be signed by Gov. Mike Rounds (R), who opposes abortion....
"The momentum for a change in the national policy on abortion is going to come in the not-too-distant future," said Rep. Roger W. Hunt, a Republican who sponsored the bill. To his delight, abortion opponents succeeded in defeating all amendments designed to mitigate the ban, including exceptions in the case of rape or incest or the health of the woman. Hunt said that such "special circumstances" would have diluted the bill and its impact on the national scene.more
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Tribal leader rallies for abortion clinic on reservation
By Bill Harlan, Journal Staff Writer, 3/25/06
Oglala Sioux Tribe President Cecelia Fire Thunder says a clinic on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation could provide abortions if South Dakota’s new abortion ban goes into effect.
“We’re working on it,” Fire Thunder said in a telephone interview Friday. “This is a free-choice issue. If I were in that situation, I’d want somewhere to go where I’d be taken care of.”
The new South Dakota law bans all abortions except to save the life of the mother — with no exceptions for rape or incest.
Fire Thunder said the state law would not apply to the reservation. “We’re a sovereign nation,” she said.more
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Bush administration refuses treaty on women's rights again
Bush will not endorse a U.N. statement which says the world's governments support "...universal access to reproductive health information and services, uphold fundamental human rights including sexual and reproductive rights ..."
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Global Implications of U.S. Domestic and International Policies on Sexuality
An analysis of the situation based on the World Health Organization's definitions and goals which draws on international law.
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Abortion Law
President Bush, surrounded by men, signs the "Partial Birth" abortion law.
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Unconstitutional
"Partial Birth Abortion" law has been found unconstitutional in three federal courts.
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Bush and Sex Education
The Bush admistration is pouring money into abstinance only sex education, and appears opposed to most forms of birth control as well as abortion.
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The Bush record on contraception and sex education
Politics and Science in the Bush Administration
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The Global Gag
Bush expands the "Global Gag Rule," limiting information that can be provided to women on contraception and health.
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Justice Dept. lawyers seek hospital records of some abortions. (13k PDF)
Justice department lawyers want medical records of hundreds of women who had late term abortions, which the lawyers think might be "partial birth abortions" to determine if the procedures were medically necessary - in the eyes of the law.
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