The abortion ban in South Dakota was overturned.....?
930725
Good.  It was a horrible idea to have it in the first place, and kudos to all the women and men that fought so hard to get it overturned.  I have a feeling if it would have allowed it with cases of rape, incest, and the mother's life in danger, it wouldn't have been overturned, but that is the extreme right's fault for assuming everyone is as radical as them.  So it is a great day!
556764
In Ontario, I'm pretty sure at a clinic on Mount Pleasant allow abortions up to the third trimester which is covered by Ontario Health Care Insurance. I am not making a comment with respect to my feelings because I don't feel it is my business to comment when not asked.
828758
I liked the yawn response.  Sounds like one of our politicians.  Good questions you're bringing up.  There's a lot of confusion out there and most of it is from a society that wants to believe that abortion is no big deal.  But it is a matter of life and death and it does concern the most helpless members of our society.\nIn answer to your question the noble and respected abortion "doctors" do have to wait a bit more than 6 weeks before they can suck the little ones out and harvest their bodies to medical and pharmaceutical laboratories.
950433
It was so incredibly sad to hear the results of most of the gay marriage bans this election. I can't believe that as a country we seem to be so damn unaccepting of difference. As a ray of hope, though, I worked to defeat the gay marriage ban in Arizona, Prop 107. We managed to defeat it, so I think there's still hope for a better future. We just have to keep working on it. We'll show all those bigots that hate has no place in the world.
872214
Technically, it never was.\n\nWhile the law criminalising abortion in Canada was struck down in the Morgentaller case by the Supreme Court in 1988, there has never been any law put back in its place declaring abortion legal. (The Supreme Court also recognised that abortion is a Federal Criminal matter, meaning the Provinces have little individual say.)\n\nIn the latter years of the Mulroney gov't (1988-1993) there were attempts made to formalise in law the status of abortion in Canada, but these all failed due to the divisiveness of the issue, and with no side being comfortable supporting a moderate compromise condition.
955611
this is something I never could understand, I think if anyone did 5 minutes research they would see it was a republican Supreme Court Justice who wrote the opinion for Roe VS Wade in the Supreme Court, It was also a republican Supreme Court Chief Justice at the time also, Mrs Bush has even said on national TV (The Today Show) she does not believe the Roe VS Wade should be over turned and thought here husband agreed with her. The Roe VS Wade ruling was about not letting the Government control to make the decision for whats  right for a individual, the same with gun control, when the biggest gun control bill in recent history has been the Brady bill,( a Conservative backed bill) yes, both issues had allot of liberal support, but as in both things, but there is allot of gray area, that they misinform people with
1118108
Morning after pill, second that motion.\nOh! Isn't this still considered an abortion by some extremist Christians?  Who cares about them?  \nThey are going to hell along with the rest of the extremist racist bigots.
598516
I believe the laws vary in different states.  I do recall reading about a 'would be" dad who fought the abortion his girlfriend was going to have and recall reading about another case where the "would be dad" fought the adoption the mother had planned immediately after birth.  In this case, the father won.  He had not been informed about the pregnancy at all.
961125
FYI - the information given to you by facts74 is also biased. \n\nAll her websites are PRO-LIFE, which means none of them will give you healthy information about abortions if you are going to choose that path.
933876
Oh Firestorm, your childish understanding of our legal system, and in particular the concept of judicial review - is adorable. Yeah, abortion is legal? Why? Because the Supreme Court says so. And it looks like even our new Justices are going to choose to uphold abortion as a woman's right...because they understand the constitution. That is, after all, their job.
920976
They can't.  A desperate person will resort to desperate- and dangerous methods.  How many women died from botched abortions done by amateurs, or even by themselves?  Is it worth it to have a law that protects a clump of cells, yet endangers a fully formed, living and realized person?  If Roe v. Wade is overturned, women will have no other choice than to go back to the coat hangers, and knitting needles, and whatever else was used in those unsafe, risky techniques.  History has shown that making abortion illegal will NOT stop women from having them, will NOT control the number of unwanted pregnancies, and will NOT make this country a better place.
322078
Is there ANY way in which that is NOT a violation of the first amendment?  That judge managed to destroy BOTH freedom of religion AND freedom of speech in one sentence!  It's perfectly legal to refuse medical treatment for a dying child because it goes against your religious beliefs, but God forbid you make fun of Christianity when your kid's not even there.  Has Bush tried to appoint this guy to the Supreme Court yet?  And why is it that they don't take away people who teach their children to racism and homophobia (or creationism for that matter) but parents who's religion goes against Christianity can lose their kids?  Or maybe it was the sex toy thing.  Perhaps we should take away the kids of everyone who has had sex.  But wait a second, that might not work so well.
276647
As much as i agree with the girl above me i will have to say to her... please, consider that sometimes abortions are things that happen naturally and are not at all murder in that case. Saying that to a person that have gone through this terrible experience is rather cruel.
396123
very little because of roe v wade has made it more of a federal matter. every state law that is passed will automatically be filed against in federal court. that is part of the reason why pro life movement wants roe over turned. so that the states and the people of the states can decide the issue.
269271
That would all depend on the state. South Dakota was considering a law that would terminate parental rights for people convicted of rape AND require them to pay some form of compensation in lieu of child support, but it was ammended so extensively that the bill as passed did not even mention rape.
1075646
While the father doesn't have the right to contest an abortion, he DOES have the right to stop an adoption and volunteer to take custody of the child, so that sort of negates that one.  Otherwise, all I can say is that no one ever said life was fair.
1061536
God is pure love forgiving and kind. I believe that a soul will know it will be aborted Life is about learning and finding your own true spirit. Abortion is not killing. I also believe the soul is reborn again either with the mother or the father or someone else. The other side is pure love and grace. It is society that creates the guilt and shame on this women. they get over the abortion because God is powerful. But society choose to find fault. People need to look at them selves and there life before judging. Remember He who cast the first stone be with out sin. Our biggest lesson in life is learn to love ourselves and other and learn that God is in control and we our not. Making the choice to have an abortion is the hardest decision for almost any young lady or women to make. So we need to stop judging and learn to love, focus on your life with love and care. God bless!