It’s Crunch Time in South Dakota
The good news is that a new South Dakota poll on Initiated Measure 11, the proposed abortion ban, shows the public is opposing the ballot initiative. The bad news is that we’re only ahead by a hair: On behalf of Daily Kos, Research 2000 conducted a South Dakota Poll about Initiated Measure 11 from October [...]
...read moreOn Those Supposed “Rape Exceptions”
Trigger Warning Last Sunday morning when I was in South Dakota we received the Argus Leader newspaper, which contained this article detailing the proposed abortion ban and laying out the “pros” and “cons” of the bill based on what each side has been saying. It was way too much for my blood pressure to deal [...]
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South Dakota Live Action Camp
As I noted, I spent the weekend in Sioux Falls South Dakota, working with South Dakota Healthy Families to fight Initiated Measure 11, which would ban virtually all abortions in the state. You probably remember that in 2006, anti-choicers got the legislature to pass a bill that would have banned abortion, even in cases of [...]
...read moreFighting The South Dakota Abortion Ban
I will be leaving bright and early tomorrow morning for Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Through Planned Parenthood, I received a scholarship to head out there for a Live Action Camp, where we’ll be fighting Measure 11, the ballot initiative aiming to outlaw abortion in the state. Sadly, I do not have a laptop. And in [...]
...read moreSo Long from South Dakota and Thank you!
Two weeks fly by when you’re working on a campaign. The same applies when you get the amazing opportunity to be a guest blogger on a site like Feministe. For my last post, I just want to thank everyone for tuning into what’s going on here in South Dakota. It is truly scary. But, I [...]
...read moreAbortion does NOT hurt Women
In my previous post I mentioned the recent 8th Circuit Court ruling requiring ridiculous changes to South Dakota’s already ridiculous “informed consent.” Doctors are now forced to – among other things – tell women that by having an abortion they are increasing their risks of depression and suicide. The other side has always clung to [...]
...read moreSchool District Delivering Anti-Choice Message?
Man I’m fired up today. I totally had a different sort of post for today. But, something else has distracted me to no end today. I live in Sioux Falls. It’s the largest city in South Dakota and school just started a couple of days ago. Every year, the district puts together a “district directory” [...]
...read moreTargeting South Dakota
Nowhere in the United States* is it more difficult to obtain an abortion than it is in South Dakota. Women who are faced with abortion are also faced with a slew of regulations and restrictions. We are a state of parental notification, 24 hour waiting periods, women must be asked if they wish to see [...]
...read moreShooting an Ad for a Political Campaign
I’ve never worked on a political campaign before. I’ve always been interested in politics, the political process, our nation’s history and all of that. As a former member of the media, I covered the last abortion ban in South Dakota, but never witnessed how things operate “behind the scenes.” I gotta tell you, I didn’t [...]
...read moreHello from the South Dakota Campaign for Healthy Families
Hi all, My name is Shannon and I am thrilled to be a guest blogger for the next two weeks on Feministe. This is such an exciting opportunity for me to get the word out on yet another abortion ban in South Dakota and what’s being done to make sure these important and difficult decisions [...]
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