South Dakota working to legalize whacking abortion doctors

[Cain]

Not even slightly hyperbole, I'm afraid

http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/02/south-dakota-hb-1171-legalize-killing-abortion-providers

A law under consideration in South Dakota would expand the definition of "justifiable homicide" to include killings that are intended to prevent harm to a fetus—a move that could make it legal to kill doctors who perform abortions. The Republican-backed legislation, House Bill 1171, has passed out of committee on a nine-to-three party-line vote, and is expected to face a floor vote in the state's GOP-dominated House of Representatives soon.

http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2011/Bill.aspx?File=HB1171HJU.htm if you want to read it for yourself.

[Luna]

What the fuck.

[Adios]

Son of a Bitch. I expect the SC would have a word to say about that one.

[Lord Cataplanga]

Maybe it only counts if someone tries ho harm the unborn against the unmother's will?

[Adios]

Maybe it only counts if someone tries ho harm the unborn against the unmother's will?

Nope, read the link.

[Jenne]

Not surprised--they still see those who bomb abortion clinics as "freedom fighters."  Now they just want to make it legal.

[Cain]

I hope so, and in fact I would consider that sensible, but it doesn't seem to be worded that way.  The original bill I linked to is looking to amend previous legislation so it reads that it is legal to commit homicide to prevent "any" attempt to murder an unborn fetus.

[Dysfunctional Cunt]

And so it begins.... 

This will give them someone to use those mandatory guns on....

[Luna]

Maybe it only counts if someone tries ho harm the unborn against the unmother's will?

Nope.

        FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to expand the definition of justifiable homicide to provide for the protection of certain unborn children.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
    Section 1. That § 22-16-34 be amended to read as follows:
    22-16-34. Homicide is justifiable if committed by any person while resisting any attempt to murder such person, or to harm the unborn child of such person in a manner and to a degree likely to result in the death of the unborn child, or to commit any felony upon him or her, or upon or in any dwelling house in which such person is.
    Section 2. That § 22-16-35 be amended to read as follows:
    22-16-35. Homicide is justifiable if committed by any person in the lawful defense of such person, or of his or her husband, wife, parent, child, master, mistress, or servant, or the unborn child of any such enumerated person, if there is reasonable ground to apprehend a design to commit a felony, or to do some great personal injury, and imminent danger of such design being accomplished.

[Adios]

Gotta love the smell of Theocracy early in the day.

[LMNO]

I thought South Dakota was just a social fiction invented to confuse Russia.

[Adios]

I thought South Dakota was just a social fiction invented to confuse Russia.

No, but you can see Alaska from your kitchen window if you live there.

[Luna]

I find it... interesting... that they saw fit to leave "master" and "mistress" in there while they were editing the law.

[Adios]

I find it... interesting... that they saw fit to leave "master" and "mistress" in there while they were editing the law.

And Enumerated person. Welcome to 1860.

[Prince Glittersnatch III]

I imagine the body guard/private security business is booming about now.