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If that isn't Right...
"The Death of HB 1191," by Eleanor J. Bader, Z Magazine, http://zmagsite.zmag.org/May2004/bader0504.html, May 2004.
"Kranz," by Chad. M. Shuldt, Clean Cut Kid, http://www.cleancutkid.com/index.php?id=148, 16 January 2005.
Clean Cut Kid read the same Sfal article on the collapse of the South Dakota Democratic Party and Herseth's shift to the right, but he caught something I did not.
The legislator who accused Stephanie Herseth for "moving" to the right voted to end abortion. Period. No qualifiers. This is further than I would go.
For an idea of the text....
Thelma Underberg, executive director of the state’s NARAL chapter, was shocked by the callousness of the rhetoric and the frenzy that accompanied the bill’s introduction. “One woman who got up to speak said that she understood that rape was traumatic, but that she could not help but think it would be therapeutic for the woman to give birth to new life,” she reports. After debating this issue, Underberg says that lawmakers voted against including a rape or incest exception. They also voted down a provision to allow abortion in cases of fetal deformity. Legislators did, however, toss a sop at ambivalent, would-be allies, and agreed to allow abortion in cases of life or health endangerment.
Eventually, the Governor vetoed it because he felt it might inadvertantly make some abortions legal while it was being challenged. Rounds' "style and form" veto only survived by one vote.
I want to thank Chad for bringing this to my attention. It shows what consequences Daschle's unprincipled support of the most murderous abortions have wrought: a countermovement that will be extreme in the opposite direction.
Democrats, especially blue-state Democrats, need to realize this. Those who support abortion in all cases will end up ending abortion in all cases. This is not a battle that Democrats can win.
20:55 Posted by Dan tdaxp (Webmaster) in Democrats, South Dakota | Permalink | Comments (2) | Email this | Tags: hb 1191, cck, herseth
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Dan,
The abortion battle was decided centuries ago. There are going to be situations where women want to end pregnancies. It is unfortunate. Should we put them in jail? Their doctors? I say we work to make this tragedy as rare and as safe as possible instead of attempting to legislate morality.
Love your blog.
Chad.
Posted by: Chad M Schuldt | Thursday, January 20, 2005
Chad,
America is out of line with the rest of the world -- even the "progressive" world.
http://www.pregnantpause.org/lex/lexeuro.htm
In Europe, it isn' a problem because they didn't have the judicial tyranny of the Warren Court. America was thrown into such trouble because a few justices attempted to usurp the role of the legislature. South Dakota's proposed law is unfortunate, but understandible in this context.
Posted by: Dan | Friday, January 21, 2005