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March 12, 2013

South Dakota Extends 72-Hour Abortion Waiting Period to Up to 6 Days 
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South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has enacted a measure extending the
state’s waiting period for abortion, which was already one of the
longest in the country. Under the new law, weekends and holidays will be
excluded from South Dakota’s 72-hour waiting period. That means some
women will have to wait up to six days for an abortion.

 

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