# South Dakota Legislature ignore Constitution, tries to enact abortion ban **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 11, 2004, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-dakota-legislature-ignore-constitution-tries-to-enact-abortion-ban/228591 "2004-02-11T03:22:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2004, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-dakota-legislature-ignore-constitution-tries-to-enact-abortion-ban/228591/81 "2004-02-13T21:48:57Z")
Umm… **CrazyCatLady**? I’m pro-choice. Very much so. And yes, by my standards outlawing abortion would indeed be immoral. I think you’ve misread me. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2004, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-dakota-legislature-ignore-constitution-tries-to-enact-abortion-ban/228591/82 "2004-02-14T00:09:40Z")
RexDart, I must say, your anti-Diogenes the Cynical Asswipe flame was truly a work of art. ---
**Author:** ![Tee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Tee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tee)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2004, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-dakota-legislature-ignore-constitution-tries-to-enact-abortion-ban/228591/83 "2004-02-14T01:04:39Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > The point I am trying to make is that in deciding whether a fetus or embryo is a worthwhile human life is usually more a matter of opinion than fact. One’s political motivations are the primary reality here, not the hard science of when a cell magically becomes a citizen with a social security number. If science were to come out with a statement tomorrow that an embryo becomes a human life at exactly 2184 hours 23 minutes after conception, I’d bet that almost everyone would challenge that finding, and further, that the nature of such a challenge would depend on one’s political leanings. (Nitpicky, maybe) It can’t be just politics. I’m somewhat conservative politically, somewhat religious even, I’ve had two babies of my own…the personhood-at-conception belief still mystifies me. Nine months into the term I’ll gladly concede the point, but early on that’s all it seems to be - a belief. ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2004, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-dakota-legislature-ignore-constitution-tries-to-enact-abortion-ban/228591/84 "2004-02-14T01:17:27Z")
Sorry, **Priceguy** , I’ve been running a fever most of the day, and I read your posts as arguing that the zygote/embryo/fetus was analogous to the passenger and should be allowed to “tag along” so to speak. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2004, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-dakota-legislature-ignore-constitution-tries-to-enact-abortion-ban/228591/85 "2004-02-15T15:34:50Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > Hey, Dart shouldn’t you be out at the abortion clinic with your little plastic fetus and your fucking sniper rifle? _Way_ out of line there, **Diogenes the Cynic**. There are limits, even in the Pit. Consider yourself warned. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-dakota-legislature-ignore-constitution-tries-to-enact-abortion-ban/228591.md?page=4)