South Dakota Pro-life Advocate Releases Statement on Referendum Effort Led by Out-Of-State Abortion-Rights Network

From: U.S. Newswire | Date: March 14, 2006 | Copyright information

SIOUX FALLS, S.D., March 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Leslee Unruh, a pro- life advocate in South Dakota, and founder of the state's largest pregnancy center, released the following statement in response to the referendum petition against the bill to protect women and children from abortion, filed by a group from Wisconsin.

"This referendum campaign is proof that abortion-rights activists across the country know they will ultimately lose their case in court. This is a desperate maneuver to avoid a legal confrontation where the facts and evidence presented will overwhelmingly support enforcement of ...

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