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South Dakota rejects tough abortion law
Also 3 states ban gay marriage; overall, voters weighed 205 measures
Updated: 21 minutes ago
South Dakota voters on Tuesday rejected the toughest abortion law in the land — a measure that would have outlawed the procedure under almost any circumstances.
Meantime, amendments to ban gay marriage won approval Tuesday in three states — including Wisconsin, where gay-rights activists had nursed hopes of engineering the first defeat of such a ban.
Nationwide, a total of 205 measures were on the ballots in 37 states — ranging from routine bond issues to the South Dakota contest, which garnered national attention.
Activists on both sides of the abortion debate were on edge over the campaign. If the ban was upheld, abortion-rights supporters were expected to launch a legal challenge that could lead all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court
Also 3 states ban gay marriage; overall, voters weighed 205 measures
Updated: 21 minutes ago
South Dakota voters on Tuesday rejected the toughest abortion law in the land — a measure that would have outlawed the procedure under almost any circumstances.
Meantime, amendments to ban gay marriage won approval Tuesday in three states — including Wisconsin, where gay-rights activists had nursed hopes of engineering the first defeat of such a ban.
Nationwide, a total of 205 measures were on the ballots in 37 states — ranging from routine bond issues to the South Dakota contest, which garnered national attention.
Activists on both sides of the abortion debate were on edge over the campaign. If the ban was upheld, abortion-rights supporters were expected to launch a legal challenge that could lead all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court