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Allen Unruh Flogs HB 1217 with Triple Truth Twist

No, it's not ice cream: it's propaganda from Allen Unruh. The Tea Party chiropractor takes to the opinion page of that Sioux Falls paper to make his own last-ditch pitch for Governor Daugaard to sign House Bill 1217, his cronies'…

Protect Privacy of Crisis Pregnancy Centers: Veto HB 1217

Governor Dennis Daugaard will decide this week whether he will veto House Bill 1217 or whether he will nullify women's reproductive privacy in South Dakota. But if that loss of privacy won't stop HB 1217, perhaps the loss of privacy…

HB 1217 Gives Unchecked Power to Anti-Abortion Advocates

Here's an angle of House Bill 1217 that escaped my attention until today. SDPB's Vicky Wicks interviewed Dr. Michael Fenner, a constitutional law expert at Creighton University, on the ramifications of the abortion restrictions awaiting Governor Dennis Daugaard's signature. Dr.…

SDPB Features Democrat For, Republican Against Abortion Restrictions

SDPB's Dakota Midday features a conversation today on HB 1217, South Dakota's latest attempt to practically ban abortion. According to the on-air promo I heard, host Paul Guggenheimer will talk with Republican Senator Joni Cutler, who voted against the bill,…

Planned Parenthood Plans Lawsuit over HB 1217

Planned Parenthood says it will take South Dakota straight to court if Governor Dennis Daugaard signs HB 1217, the egregious mandate forcing women to sit through lectures by uncertified propagandists. Daugaard spokesman Tony Venhuizen plays it cool, says the boss…

Do State-Mandated Anti-Abortion Counselors Need Certification?

The World Net Daily theocracy propaganda machine is celebrating Governor Dennis Daugaard's apparently likely signature on HB 1217, the coercive counseling bill to stop abortion in South Dakota (and yes, even Senator Russell Olson admits HB 1217 is about stopping…

HB 1217 on Governor’s Desk: Seven Good Reasons to Veto

HB 1217, the next step toward banning abortion in South Dakota, pings into my RSS reader. "Delivered to the Governor," the bill status reads. We are now one ill-advised signature away from an expensive and losing court battle. The South…

Novstrup: Forced Abortion Counseling Just a “Drive Across Town”

House Bill 1217, the coercive counseling abortion measure awaiting the governor's signature, is so poorly written, so obviously overturnable by any court in the land on HIPAA violations and separation of church and state, that I'm starting to think it's…