Abortion

The South Dakota abortion ban passed the state legislature. The bill would ban all abortions in the state, with an exception only in the case where the mother's life is at risk. There is no exception for the mother's health, or for cases of rape.

I think this bill in it's current form is so radical that it has little chance of supreme court approval, but I guess we are about to see if Judge Roberts really meant what he said about believing in stare decisis. If the situation were not so deeply upsetting, it would almost be funny how those who complained about "activist judges" are now trying to overturn a 33 year old precedent.

In case you're interested, I compiled a list of all the SD state senators, which way they voted, and their gender, available here in Microsoft Excel format. In summary, just cuz I'm interested in these things, 10 of the 13 women in the SD House, and 1 of the 3 women in the Senate voted for the bill. Does it seem wrong to anyone besides me that a legislature with only 15% women somehow has the right to pass laws telling women what they can and can't do with their bodies?