Government
S.D. ballot to include abortion ban question
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted May 12, 2008
South Dakota voters will decide on a proposed statewide abortion ban after an anti-abortion group collected enough signatures to put the proposal on the November ballot.
The Vote Yes for Life campaign pushed for the initiative, which would outlaw the procedure except in cases of rape or incest. The measure also includes an exception for medical emergencies that threaten the life or health of the pregnant woman.
Physicians found in violation of the ban would face felony charges.
Officials from the South Dakota Campaign for Healthy Families, an abortion-rights group, said they don't expect the measure to pass, because voters rejected a similar ban in 2006.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2008/05/12/gvbf0512.htm.
