The Wisconsin-based Women’s Medical Fund is calling for a boycott of South Dakota tourism if Governor Mike Rounds signs a bill banning most abortions.

KELO-TV has more:

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In an apparrent attempt to back away from what has become a subject of national controversy, South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds, a strong opponent of abortion, said Thursday his decision to sign the bill would be determined by its details; Friday, Rounds said he was “inclined” to sign the bill but reiterated that the bill must be without “technical defects.”
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A day after the South Dakota Legislature adopted the toughest abortion regulations in the nation, the State Senate failed to approve a bill that would have placed much tougher informational requirements on abortion doctors in the state.

The measure failed 15-17.

HB1198 would have required doctors who perform abortions to screen women for individual risk factors, said Sen. Brock Greenfield (R-Clark), who is executive director of South Dakota Right to Life. It would place no additional burden on women considering abortions, but they would get more information before making those decisions, he told AP.

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From their press release:

Today, NARAL Pro-Choice America, the nation’s leading advocate for personal privacy and a woman’s right to choose, called the passage by both houses of South Dakota’s legislature of a criminal ban on abortion throughout pregnancy a monumental setback for women.

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South Dakota lawmakers Wednesday approved the most restrictive abortion law of any in the nation and likely set the stage for new legal challenges the law’s supporters hope will lead to an overturning of Roe v. Wade.

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