The Rapid City Journal is reporting that the abortion task force has recommended a legal ban on abortion to overturn the Supreme Court ruling that legalized the practice:
PIERRE - After a contentious final meeting, a state task force has recommended that the Legislature take further steps to restrict abortions in South Dakota.
The majority of the task force supported a report that says the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld a woman's right to an abortion was flawed because scientific and other advances have since demonstrated that life begins at conception.
The 72-page draft report calls for a ban on abortion by overturning the Roe v. Wade ruling. In the meantime, it recommends that South Dakota should put further restrictions on abortion, such as requiring that women get additional information and counseling before having abortions.
But several task force members, including those who support abortion rights, walked out of a meeting Friday before the final vote. They said the majority, who oppose abortion, rejected proposals that would have helped reduce the number of abortions by reducing the number of unintended pregnancies in South Dakota.
This whole deal is a big event. I think you can expect this to become a national story soon.
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