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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 08:23 |
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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ A South Dakota House committee is looking at
proposed changes to the state's one-year old abortion law that is
being challenged in court.
The Legislature last year passed a law requiring women seeking
abortions to wait 72 hours and undergo counseling at pregnancy help
centers that discourage abortions. Planned Parenthood contends the
law is unconstitutional, and a federal judge has suspended the law
from taking effect while it's being challenged in court.
The House Judiciary Committee is hearing testimony Wednesday on
proposed changes in the parts of last year's law dealing with
consultations at the pregnancy help centers, which are supposed to
determine if a woman has been coerced into getting an abortion.
One change would require the pregnancy help centers to have
licensed doctors, nurses or counselors.
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