Row v. Wade, South Dakota style

This should prove to be quite interesting if the referendum is passed and eventually challenged.

Voters in the midwestern US state of South Dakota will vote in a November referendum on abortion, reviving the country's already polarized debate on the issue, state officials said Monday.

Voters in the conservative state narrowly rejected a total ban on pregnancy termination in 2006, with 56 percent voting no, but exit polls showed a majority would have backed a ban if it had been less strict.

The 2006 text allowed for exceptions only if the life of the mother were in immediate danger. The 2008 version takes into account cases of rape, incest, or risk of grave health effects for the mother.

If this passes, which I believe it will, the ACLU will probably challenge the ruling, and it will go all the way to the Supreme Court.