As reported here, the South Dakota House has passed the bill banning nearly all abortions, by a margin of 50 - 18; the Senate passed a similar bill earlier, 23 - 12.
Republican Governor Mike Rounds says that he will probably sign the bill into law, which would make it a crime for doctors to perform an abortion unless it was necessary to save the woman's life. The measure would make no exception in cases of rape or incest.
Both opponents to, and proponents of, abortion say that this will probably lead to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, by the Supreme Court.
Planned Parenthood, which operates the only abortion "clinic" in South Dakota, has vowed to sue if the measure is signed into law.
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