Mother Jones.com reports:
A law under consideration in South Dakota would expand the definition of "justifiable homicide" to include killings that are intended to prevent harm to a fetus—a move that could make it legal to kill doctors who perform abortions. The Republican-backed legislation . . . has passed out of committee on a nine-to-three party-line vote, and is expected to face a floor vote in the state's GOP-dominated House of Representatives soon.
"The bill in South Dakota is an invitation to murder abortion providers."
These people have lost all sense of balance and competing values, in my opinion.
Ralph
Two days after Mother Jones publicized this potential SD law, the legislative leaders decided to shelve the bill.
ReplyDeleteAs one commentator pointed out, however, if internet sources had not brought attention to the proposed legislation, it might very well have become law.