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Published: 03/22/11

South Dakota Governor Signs Controversial Abortion Bill

By  not in system - AOL News
South Dakota Governor Signs Controversial Abortion Bill

PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed a law Tuesday requiring women to wait three days after meeting with a doctor to have an abortion, the longest waiting period in the nation. Abortion rights groups have already said they plan to file a lawsuit challenging the measure, which also requires women to undergo counseling at pregnancy help centers that discourage abortions. Daugaard, who gave no interviews after signing the bill, said in a written statement that he has conferred with state attorneys who will defend the law in court and a sponsor who has pledged private money to ...

Published: 11/19/10

Is Couple's 'Birth or Not' Abortion Voting Blog a Hoax?

By  J. Richard - AOL News
Is Couple's 'Birth or Not' Abortion Voting Blog a Hoax?

(Nov. 19) -- You read product reviews, blog posts and comments from anonymous Internet users all the time -- but would you trust them to make a life-or-death decision, especially about your child? Most people would say no, but that's apparently what one Minnesota couple had in mind when creating the site Birth or Not, a blog that features a variety of ways for visitors to input their opinions on whether or not the couple should get an abortion. "You can vote and choose whether we abort or keep our unborn child. For the first time, your vote on the topic of abortion can make a difference," ...

Published: 12/10/09

Does Ireland's Abortion Law Violate Human Rights?

By  Delia Lloyd - Politics Daily
Does Ireland's Abortion Law Violate Human Rights?

Well, Ria and Melinda, it looks like you aren't the only ones questioning whose rights are really at stake in the abortion debate. Yesterday, in a potentially landmark case, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France, heard the case of three women seeking to overturn Ireland's strict abortion law on the grounds that it violated their human rights. ...

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