Good grief. A bill in South Dakota that could have made a killing to stop an abortion a justifiable homicide has been defeated. From the story:
Lawmakers in the South Dakota House of Representatives voted on Thursday to delay further action on a controversial bill that supporters say would protect pregnant women from attack but critics fear could legalize the killing of abortion providers. By a vote of 61 to 4, the legislators agreed to “table” the bill, known as HB 1171. The proposed law would have expanded the definition of justifiable homicide to include killing by a family member “in the lawful defense of ... his or her husband, wife, parent, child, master, mistress, or servant, or the unborn child of any such enumerated person.” By tabling the bill, the legislators merely agreed to set aside for future consideration. But it is a parliamentary procedure that typically ends discussion of the proposal for the current legislative session.
That language could have given a defense to the killing of an abortionist during or before the procedure. It was outrageous and should never have been filed.
Impulse control. Please.
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