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S. Dakota to require waivers be signed before abortions

Fetus described as 'unique being'

By Bob Mercer
Globe Correspondent / March 18, 2005

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PIERRE, S.D. -- National opponents of abortion rights gained another possible foothold yesterday with a new state law in South Dakota that requires doctors, before performing abortions, to have their patients sign a statement acknowledging that they are terminating the life of ''a whole, separate, unique, living human being." (Full article: 553 words)

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