Sioux Falls, S.D., Jul 26, 2012 / 03:04 am
A federal appeals court has upheld a South Dakota informed consent rule requiring that abortion doctors warn women seeking abortions about the increased risks of suicide.
Leslee J. Unruh, President of the pro-life counseling group Alpha Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., backed the law and praised the July 24 ruling.
She said the decision is a victory for "all women who have ever been deceived into thinking that aborting their unborn children was the 'only easy way out.'"
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the disputed portion of the 2005 informed consent law by a vote of 7-4. The court said the law is not an "undue burden on abortion rights" or a violation of doctors' free speech rights.