A combination of the doldrums and plain weariness for much of it has kept political musings to a minimum despite the fact there’s a lot going on. In fact, I have yet to actually look for or at any list of bills introduced in the state legislature this year. Still, here’s some ruminations from the […]
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Surprise, surprise. The South Dakota Task Force to Study Abortion is recommending more restrictions on abortion with the goal of a total ban. You shouldn’t be surprised. This was a done deal from the outset. While there were advocates on both sides, the anti-abortion forces dominated and there were few appointees who might have even […] I was going to post something about how the abortion bills, even the extreme ones, are sailing through the South Dakota Legislature. Instead, I decided to focus on what’s passed through my mind with virtually every picture I see associated with that legislation. I do not know and have never met Kate Looby, the state […] Somehow in going through the legislative bills filed Monday, I missed the most “anticipated” of this year’s abortion bills. Sponsored only by Sen. Frank Kloucek, some of its basic provisions are no worse than some of the others. It allows abortion only if “necessary to preserve the life of the pregnant woman, or if there […] From a letter to the editor in today’s Argus-Leader: “[W]e would have plenty of money in our Social Security system if it were not for all the abortions.” Sorry, not only do I fail to see the logic, I don’t even see the connection. Medicare covers the cost of an abortion only in limited circumstances: […] |
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