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Article: Group kicks off petition drive to put South Dakota abortion ban to voters
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- March 24, 2006
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AP Worldstream
03-24-2006
Dateline: SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota
A group opposed to South Dakota's ban on nearly all abortions began a petition drive Friday to let voters decide the fate of the law.
The state recently approved the strictest abortion law in the United States _ a ban on all abortions except to save a woman's life, with no exceptions for rape or incest _ and the measure is set to take effect July 1.
South Dakota Campaign for Healthy Families planned to announce its campaign at news conferences Friday. The abortion ban will automatically be placed on hold if 16,728 signatures are collected by ...