There are some in the pro-life community who don’t support South Dakota’s latest pro-life measure, Initiated Measure 11.
IM 11 is a measure which would ban most abortions in South Dakota. Unlike Referred Law 6 in 2006, IM 11 contains exceptions for rape, incest and the health of the mother.
The exceptions in IM 11 were carefully written to prevent abuse.
For instance, the health exception requires that the issue must involve “a serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of the functioning of a major bodily organ or system.” In making this determination, the abortionist must use “accepted standards of medical practice” which must be documented in the woman’s medical records. In other words, the claim to invoke this exception cannot be frivolous and must be medically substantiated.
The exception for rape and incest requires that the incident be reported to law enforcement authorities before…
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