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South Dakota Beating Back Abortion Ultra-Ban
Posted on November 8th, 2006 on Daily Kos
Some good news from South Dakota tonight: Voters are shooting down a referred law that would have given the state the country's most draconian...

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Rudy Leads Hillary.
Posted on October 4th, 2006 on Donklephant
By seven points, in the new WNBC/Marist Poll. If those numbers persist, they will likely excuse a number of sins, such as being pro-choice (t...

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Crossroads: America’s Moral Dilemma
Posted on September 29th, 2006 on Donklephant
The concept of morality is a complex topic that elicits passion and consternation as people of differing beliefs attempt to validate their ow...

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SD-Init: Abortion ban in trouble
Posted on July 31st, 2006 on Daily Kos
Mason-Dixon. 7/24-26. Registered voters. MoE 3.5%. (No trend lines.) The vote is whether to uphold the state's draconian anti-abortion law. A "...

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This year’s front line in the battle for privacy
Posted on July 13th, 2006 on Daily Kos
The crazies have launched their campaign in South Dakota to uphold their state's obscenely restrictive abortion ban. Supporters of a South Dako...

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Contraception: the new abortion
Posted on May 8th, 2006 on Donklephant
Researchers using federal data recently found that — surprise, surprise — abortion rates rise as contraceptive use declines, an...

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Roe v. Wade, A Redux
Posted on May 4th, 2006 on Donklephant
Looks like support for the ruling isn’t as widespread as many may think. From the WSJ: For 33 years Harris Interactive has been measuring attitudes toward ...

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Abortion And The Wrong Question.
Posted on March 10th, 2006 on Donklephant
South Dakota and other states are determined to lay Roe v. Wade at the feet of Chief Justice John Roberts and newly-minted Justice Samuel Al...

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A Loophole In The South Dakota Abortion Bill
Posted on March 8th, 2006 on Donklephant
Apparently I was wrong in my previous comment on the South Dakota abortion post. I said that a woman couldn’t take the morning after pi...

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South Dakota Governor Makes It Official
Posted on March 6th, 2006 on Donklephant
Here’s the actual language in the new law that denies women their equal rights: No person may knowingly administer to, prescribe for, or...

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Mississippi Joins Anti-Abortion Bandwagon
Posted on March 1st, 2006 on Donklephant
Just wait…there will be more: JACKSON, Miss. - A Mississippi House committee voted Tuesday to ban most abortions in the state - an une...

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