House panel approves abortion ban

SD Rep. Roger Hunt (R-Brandon) has proposed an abortion bill, that if approved, is guaranteed to be challenged in the courts, which is just what Rep. Hunt would like:

Rep. Roger Hunt, R-Brandon, acknowledged that the measure will be challenged in court if it wins final legislative approval. But he said recent changes on the U.S. Supreme Court mean the nation’s highest court may be ready to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion. Hunt said advances in science have demonstrated that human life begins at fertilization, so the state should protect the lives of unborn children.

It’ll be interesting to see how this turns out.