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South Dakota Abortion Ban Defeated

HeadlineFeb 22, 2007

In South Dakota, a new attempt to ban abortion has been defeated in the state Senate. On Wednesday, the Senate State Affairs Committee voted to reject a bill that would permit abortion only to prevent the death of a woman or in severely restricted cases of rape or incest. The eight-to-one vote marked the third victory in four years over efforts to ban abortion in South Dakota.

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