"My body, my choice"—the catch cry of the women pro abortionists. I used to agree 100% with that, however, the more I think about it, the more this god-like attitude that implies if you created the life you have the right to destroy it, kind of irks me
Why stop with destroying unwanted foetuses? Why not do away with the elderly and the terminally ill also, if they threaten to be an inconvenience on us socially and economically? If no one wants to claim responsibility, why not 'abort' them too?
A silly comparison? Maybe, a foetus is after all, in most cases, a potentially long and healthy life, the elderly or terminally ill certainly aren't.
Please, I do realise and understand that there will always be circumstances where abortion is the only option, as cheeseburger has already pointed out, but I just can't help feeling that it's becoming all too acceptable in our society. I guess, to me, overly liberal attitudes towards abortion sometimes have me feeling like a little like we're on the verge of becoming Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World", and that bothers me.
So, Aesop, getting off my soapbox and back to your original question.
I think while South Dakota senate could have perhaps been a little more flexible, I'm not against their ruling in principle—not at all.