North Dakota bans abortion. North who? *looks for a map*

**Grimmlok** · February 18th, 2009, 12:53 PM

North Dakota's House of Representatives has passed a bill effectively outlawing abortion.

The House voted 51-41 this afternoon to declare that a fertilized egg has all the rights of any person.

That means a fetus could not be legally aborted without the procedure being considered murder.

Minot Republican Dan Ruby has sponsored other bills banning abortion in previous legislative sessions - all of which failed.

He also sponsored today's bill and says it is compatable with Roe versus Wade - the Supreme Court decision which legalized abortion.

(Rep. Dan Ruby, -R- Minot) "This is the exact language that's required by Roe vs. Wade. It stipulated that before a challenge can be made, we have to identify when life begins, and that's what this does." VO CONTINUES But Minot Democrat Kari Conrad says the bill will land North Dakota in court, trying to defend the constitutionality of a law that goes against the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.

(Rep. Kari Conrad, -D- Minot) "People who presented this bill, were very clear that they intended to challenge Roe versus Wade. So they intend to put the state of North Dakota into court defending Roe vs. Wade"

The bill now goes to the North Dakota Senate

ND House Passes Abortion Ban | KXNet.com North Dakota News

Surprise! All old white men:

**Mel1973** · February 18th, 2009, 12:58 PM

wow

**ConstanceSpry** · February 18th, 2009, 01:06 PM

All women should immediately leave North Dakota and refuse to come back until this nonsense is stopped and never mentioned again.

**Grimmlok** · February 18th, 2009, 01:08 PM

someone will sue

**cynic** · February 18th, 2009, 01:10 PM

....according to Wikipedia (get your salt out).....North Dakota has the smallest number of people who identify as non-religious and the largest number of churches per capita.....chances are the women of North Dakota are okay with this.....

...the religious do not like freedom for others.....

**nana55** · February 18th, 2009, 01:12 PM

Being from Winnipeg, we used to head down to Grand Forks, North Dakota to shop. that's about all it had. Now we don't even do that.

**Grimmlok** · February 18th, 2009, 01:13 PM

start investing in wire coat hangars

**ConstanceSpry** · February 18th, 2009, 01:20 PM

Palin should visit ND and educate them about abstinence, that way no eggs would get fertilized in the first place.

**Valley Doll** · February 18th, 2009, 01:21 PM

They're begging for a lawsuit. I can't imagine this will stand up for long.

**Fluffy** · February 18th, 2009, 01:24 PM

It hasn't completely passed yet. Like the article says, it still has to go through the state senate. The article doesn't mention if the governor would sign or veto it either.

**soogar** · February 19th, 2009, 08:56 AM

It wouldn't surprise me if no one in ND offered abortions. Women who live in rural areas have to drive to the city to have an abortion. Even in a liberal state like Illinois only offers abortions in Chicago- women in the southern part have to go to St. Louis or Chicago for one.

Wouldn't surprise me if ND women had to go a long way to get an abortion anyway so this "banning" doesn't put them in a worse position.