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Article: Opponents of South Dakota abortion ban submit petitions for a repeal vote
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- May 30, 2006
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DIRK LAMMERS, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
05-30-2006
Dateline: PIERRE, South Dakota
An abortion rights group Tuesday submitted more than twice the number of signatures needed to hold a statewide vote in November on whether to repeal South Dakota's sweeping ban on abortion.
The state Legislature earlier this year passed the strictest abortion law in the nation, banning all abortions except those necessary to save a woman's life. The law, scheduled to take effect July 1, makes no exceptions for rape or incest.
The measure was aimed at sparking a court fight that supporters hope will lead to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that established the ...
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