From the Star Tribune:
The South Dakota Senate today approved a near total ban on abortion by a vote of 23-12.
The House approved the ban two weeks ago, but the bill must go back to the House to reconcile a small change the Senate made. The House is expected to agree and the bill then would go to Gov. Mike Rounds, who has not said whether he will sign it. He's an abortion foe, but he vetoed a similar measure two years ago because he had some technical problems with it.
The bill was passed after a series of amendments. All were rejected, including provisions that would have allowed exceptions in the cases of rape or incest or to protect the health of the mother.
The only exception in the bill would allow an abortion to save the life of the mother.
I think it very likely that the Supreme Court will strike this law down, even if the two Bush appointees vote to sustain it. Anthony Kennedy is too invested in saving Roe.
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