South Dakota Abortion Ban Gets Final Approval, Heads to Governor
Pierre, SD (LifeNews.com) -- The South Dakota legislature gave final approval to legislation that would ban most abortions, when the state House agreed with changes the state Senate made to the bill. Now the legislation heads to pro-life Governor Mike Rounds, who says he wants to review the legislation before saying whether he will sign it into law. "We'll sit down, look through the bill and make a decision as to whether we sign it or not sign it," Rounds said. "I've consistently said I don't commit to any particular bill until I've had a chance to see it when it comes to me." Some legislators are concerned the legislation is dead on arrival in the courts after Planned Parenthood files a lawsuit against it, and they are worried it will take as much as $1 million to pay for attorney fees to defend the law.
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