South Dakota nears abortion ban

Welcome to Prohibition II. And this is even more disturbing (emphasis mine)…

Opponents of the bill argued that abortion should at least be allowed in cases involving rape, incest and a threat to a woman’s health.

If a woman who is raped becomes pregnant, the rapist would have the same rights to the child as the mother, said Krista Heeren-Graber, executive director of the South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault.

“The idea the rapist could be in the child’s life … makes the woman very, very fearful. Sometimes they need to have choice,” Heeren-Graber said.

The thought of that is very disturbing. :(

Edited to add (2/3): Could Mississippi be next?