Ban proposed on abortions after 20 weeks
Anti-abortion groups plan a major push next year in the South Dakota Legislature to ban abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy.
The bill is called a “fetal pain” measure and would be based on a similar bill passed in Nebraska in 2010. Such a bill would declare that fetuses can feel pain after 20 weeks of development and that it is illegal to perform an abortion after that point. (Rapid City Journal, 12/26/11)