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South Dakota's abortion ban is a threat to women's health

In this week's BMJ, a senior doctor raises serious concerns over abortion law in the US state of South Dakota.Earlier this year, South Dakota passed a bill which bans virtually all abortions in the state except for circumstances in which the procedure is necessary to "prevent the death of the mother." Under this new legislation, doctors face prosecution for the termination of any pregnancy in which maternal death is not clearly averted by its performance.

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