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Sunday, March 12, 2006

When NYTimes Sounds Abortion Alarm, You Know We're in Trouble

"Gov. Mike Rounds, who signed the bill into law, said that the "true test of a civilization" was how it treated "the most vulnerable and helpless," including "unborn children." But his state has hardly been a leader in protecting vulnerable children who have left the womb. The nation's three worst counties for child poverty at the time of the last census were all in South Dakota, according to the Children's Defense Fund. Buffalo County, home to the Crow Creek Indian Reservation, was dead last. "

"Whatever the fate of the South Dakota law, it seems likely to jump-start a whole new era of abortion battles. More states may soon follow South Dakota's lead, and if the membership of the Supreme Court changes, abortion may become illegal in much or even all of the country. Roe ushered in three decades of complacency for the majority of Americans who support abortion rights. South Dakota's harsh new law is a clear sign that the time for complacency is over."

Okay, but what does ending complacency on abortion rights mean? I for one do not think it means sending $$ to NARAL headquarters. When I've heard their leaders speak on the issue they stress elections, and by that they mean, Democrats. I don't trust the Dems on this issue any more than I do on anything else. So what should we do?

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