The more I look, the weirder things get.
So I'm not sure what, if anything, will happen in South Dakota. Apparently the bill was withdrawn after the outrage.
However, it appears that the idea of the justifiable homicide of abortion doctors is being taken into consideration in both Iowa and Nebraska:
Iowa Bills Could Also Allow for "Justifiable Homicide" Defense Against Abortion Docs | Mother Jones
Nebraska Resurrects "Justifiable Homicide" Abortion Bill | Mother Jones
Apparently, the bill in Nebraska is even more sweeping than the one proposed in South Dakota.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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