South Dakota to ban abortion.

This is an update from this post two weeks ago.

PIERRE, S.D., Feb. 21 — Lawmakers here are preparing to vote on a bill that would outlaw nearly all abortions in South Dakota, a measure that could become the most sweeping ban approved by any state in more than a decade, those on both sides of the abortion debate say.

The South Dakota Senate bill appears identical from a quick reading of this NYTimes article. No exemption for Rape or Incest and a five year prison term for any doctor convicted. This legislation is designed as a test case. How many people will be affected while this works through the courts?