South Dakota governor signs abortion ban into law
{{date|March 5, 2006}}

[[w:Republican_Party_%28United_States%29|Republican]] Governor [[w:Mike Rounds|Mike Rounds]] of [[South Dakota]] signed [[w:South Dakota House of Representatives|South Dakota House of Representatives]] Bill [[s:HB 1215 Abortion Prohibited|1215]] into law today, banning all [[w:abortions|abortions]] in the state except to save the life of the mother (with no exceptions for rape and incest) to take effect in July. 

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/06/sd.abortionban.ap/index.html
|title=South Dakota law bans nearly all abortions 
|author= 
|pub=Associated Press
|date=March 7, 2006
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*{{source|url=http://www.prolifeblogs.com/articles/archives/2006/03/statement_of_go.php
|title=Statement of Gov. Mike Rounds on the Signing Of House Bill 1215
|author=Marion Michael Rounds
|pub=ProLifeBlogs.com
|date=March 6, 2006}} 
*{{source|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060306/ap_on_re_us/abortion_south_dakota_9;_ylt=AkeTDZDioE.2bzFOshrhiEOB_YEA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
|title=S.D. Governor Signs Abortion Ban Into Law 
|author=Chet Brokaw
|pub=Associated Press
|date=March 6, 2006}}

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[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:South Dakota]]
[[Category:Crime and law]]
[[Category:Human rights]]
[[Category:Abortion]]
[[Category:North America]]
Republican Governor Mike Rounds of South Dakota signed South Dakota House of Representatives Bill 1215 into law today, banning all abortions in the state except to save the life of the mother (with no exceptions for rape and incest) to take effect in July.
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