Roe v. Wade, 33rd annum and "Woman's Health and Life Protection Act"

Sunday the 22nd of January represented the 33rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the controversial Supreme Court decision on Jan. 22, 1973 which legalized abortion by judicial fiat due to a "privacy right" buried somewhere in the "context" of the U.S. Constitution. Since then, 34 states have passed laws requiring parental notification and/or consent for underage procedures; however, it is estimated that over 30 million babies have been aborted in the intervening decades.
President Bush marked the anniversary by telling pro-life demonstrators in Washington that their cause was "noble."
"We're working to persuade more of our fellow Americans of the rightness of our cause," he said via telephone from Manhattan, KS, to the group demonstrating at the foot of the capitol steps. "This is a cause that appeals to the conscience of our citizens and is rooted in America's deepest principle," said Bush, "and history tells us that with such a cause we will prevail."

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/01/23/D8FAHMO80.html
http://www.townhall.com/news/ap/online/regional/us/D8F9PC900.html

The legislature of South Dakota will be deciding in the next six weeks whether to make abortion illegal within the state. The "Woman's Health and Life Protection Act," which would ban abortion, will be introduced within the next two days, although it will contain specific language immunizing doctors from punishment if they perform the procedure for the purpose of saving the mother's life.
A similar bill was passed two years ago, but was vetoed by Governor Mike Rounds due to concerns over some technical language, which has reportedly been corrected. Representative Roger Hunt, the bill's sponsor, believes that the time has never been more right for this legislation, saying, "DNA testing now can establish the unborn child has a separate and distinct personality from the mother. We know a lot more about post-abortion harm to the mother."
"Sunday, Hunt and other anti-abortion advocates held an event promoting their legislation," reported South Dakota's Keloland news service. "They say now is the time to pass it, because other states are considering similar bills and because with new Chief Justice John Roberts, and possibly Samuel Alito, the US Supreme Court is changing." Rep. Hunt believes that the bill will pass, albeit in a close vote.

http://www.keloland.com/NewsDetail2817.cfm?Id=0,45410