Voters in South Dakota have defeated a draconian ban on abortions, which would have outlawed the procedure in every instance, except to save the life of the mother.
This contest was an important battleground for the grass-roots far-right forces in their quest to overturn Roe v Wade.
It was also an important test of pro-choice strategy; could democracy--something reproductive rights organizations have often been afraid of--be a better guardian of our rights than the legislature or the courts?
In this case, it proved to be.
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I am listening for the conservative posters, but all I hear is the sound of crickets from the right. Chirp chirp chirp...
Posted by ILOVEPHYSICS at 11/07/2006 @ 11:54pm
Congratulations South Dakotans - you're not insane.
Posted by urmygyro at 11/08/2006 @ 01:34am
I am listening for the conservative posters, but all I hear is the sound of crickets from the right. Chirp chirp chirp...
Posted by ILOVEPHYSICS 11/07/2006 @ 11:54pm
What are you hoping to hear?
Posted by tkacg at 11/08/2006 @ 11:10am