Should South Dakota Pass the Abortion Ban?

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Initiative 11 is a reflection of who we are as a people in South Dakota, a reflection of our values and love of life.  It speaks to our culture that cherishes children and the true rights of their mothers.

It speaks to the sovereignty of South Dakota that chooses to assert its own values and have those values reflected in the laws of our State.

An abortion terminates the life of a whole, separate, unique living human being.  Our State was the first in our nation to require an abortion doctor to disclose this biological fact to a pregnant mother considering submitting to an abortion.  The entire U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that it is proper for our State to require disclosure of that fact.

The first obligation of government is to protect every innocent human being.  This obligation is a sacred duty, not an intrusion.  The right and duty to preserve life cannot co-exist with a right or duty to destroy it.  It is the law, created to serve and protect the people within our State that most choose to protect innocent children over the misguided philosophies and trends in social thought which come and go.