not quite yet ready for signature:
Late Wednesday, the South Dakota Senate approved a bill intended to prompt a court battle that could overturn the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.
The bill would ban nearly all abortions in the state. The measure now returns to the House, which earlier passed a different version and now must decide whether to accept changes made by the Senate.
Supporters note that with the recent appointment of Justices John Roberts and Samuel Alito, the Supreme Court is more likely to consider overturning the 1973 decision that legalized abortion. They say President Bush may have a chance to appoint a third new justice in the next year or two.
But opponents say the measure is too extreme because it would allow abortions only to save the lives of pregnant women.
The bill was passed 47-to-22. Amendments aimed at providing exemptions for rape, incest and the health of women were rejected.
The bill does contain a loophole that allows abortions if women are in danger of dying if they continue with the pregnancy. The bill ill now go back to the House for approval of some technical changes, and then on to Governor Rounds for his signature.
When I posted, John Gibson had just said it was going to the governor. I later heard about what you posted.
Everyone is in some danger of dying whether they are a pregnant woman or not. Car accidents, random meteors, hunting trips with the V.P...stuff happens.
Hopefully the law is written better then this summary implies.