PBS NOW - 2006 04 14 - South Dakota Abortion Ban (TVRip SoS)

This Weeks Show: No Right to Choose ? South Dakotas has signed into law the countrys most restrictive abortion ban, outlawing abortions in almost all cases, including rape, incest and to protect the mothers health, in a blatant violation of Supreme Court rulings. NOW examines how anti-abortion activists in the state are not only working to overturn Roe v. Wade but also to promote abstinence-only education for young people and limit the availability of contraception. "Theres been a lot of emphasis on the part of the right-to-lifers on what they call the traumatic aspects of abortion and I think, over time, this has created a higher degree of anxiety in our patients," Sarah Stoesz, head of Planned Parenthood in Minnesota and the Dakotas told NOW. Stoesz has vowed to keep open the states only abortion clinic - which flies in doctors from Minnesota to perform the procedure - despite the ban. South Dakotas Alpha Center, headed by Leslee Unruh, is one of dozen clinics across the state that provides what they call post abortion counseling. "There is no freedom after abortion. You carry an empty crib in your heart forever," Unruh said. One of the centers clients, a young woman named Carrie, attributed her stress to the abortion she had when she was 21. She is now married and the mother of three children. "Taking a life is considered murder sometimes I think I should take myself down to jail," Carrie said. NOW attended the Alpha Centers Purity Ball in which young girls in South Dakota pledge their chastity to their fathers in an effort to abstain from pre-marital sex. In an age where the lines of politics, personal ethics, and religion are blurred, NOW asks the question: When is it appropriate for personal morality to become government policy? more info: http://www.pbs.org/now/ == runtime = 25mins xvid.640x480.854kbps.mp3.103.vbr Federal funding for CPB/PBS is going to be cut significantly over the next two years, so if you watch any of these programs, please support your local PBS Station by making a contribution or by purchasing their DVDs. To help speed up future releases, please try to seed this torrent as much as possible. Thanks. == SoS = http://www.sonofshun.com/forums ------------ Content Type: [Documentary] [News] [Talk]