paging Margaret Atwood...

[anotheranon]

Handmaid's Tale isn't here yet, but it's in the post (link courtesy betnoir) >:(

No provision for the health of the mother. If you're dying that second, your doc might be able to do something, but otherwise all bets are off. To wit: (via Feministe):

if giving birth is going to cause massive kidney damage which will likely kill her after childbirth, no exception. If giving birth is going to force doctors to perform a hysterectomy, no exception. If the fetus has such a severe birth defect that it will die before, during or immediately after birth, no exception — the woman will be forced by the state to bring a doomed pregnancy to term, and to go through the dangers of childbirth for a fetus that will never live when she could have had a safer procedure.

For the benefit of socially liberal sorts in SD (and I know there are at least two), pass around: Princeton's emergency birth control site, including how to use regular prescription BC as morning after pills, if need be.

Comments

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

Scary SCARY stuff! I recall coming across the announcement of this legislation last year ... guess there'll be a lot of South Dakota women paying out-of-state visits. :-(

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

If they can :( SD is a big state - poor women who can't get away for more than a couple of daysa are still going to be SOL :(

[kat1392.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, anotheranon is right. What will more than likely happen is back alley abortions or do-it-yourselfs.