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South Dakota voters will have the final say on the most restrictive abortion law in the nation.


In South Dakota South Dakota (dəkō`tə), state in the N central United States. It is bordered by North Dakota (N), Minnesota and Iowa (E), Nebraska (S), and Wyoming and Montana (W).  voters will have the final say on the most restrictive abortion law Abortion law is legislation which pertains to the provision of abortion. Abortion has at times emerged as a controversial subject in various societies because of the moral and ethical issues that surround it, though other considerations, such as a state's pro- or antinatalist  in the nation as enough signatures were obtained to send it to ballot. The law bans all abortions except to save the woman's life, allows no exemptions for rape or incest, and would subject abortion providers a`bor´tion pro`vid´er

n. 1. same as abortionist.
 to fines up to $5,000 and five years in jail

Karen Ann Gajewski is a freelance editor and an editorial consultant to the Humanist.
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Title Annotation:WORTH NOTING
Author:Gajewski, Karen Ann
Publication:The Humanist
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1U4SD
Date:Sep 1, 2006
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