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South Dakota Legislators Try To Make Abortions Illegal

HeadlineFeb 17, 2005

And in South Dakota, the state affairs committee has unanimously passed a bill that would make conducting an abortion a felony if the Supreme Court ever overturns Roe v. Wade. Doctors who did abortions could face up to two years in prison and a $2,000 fine.

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