SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota Attorney General Marty
Jackley says the state will not appeal a federal judge's ruling
that prevented a South Dakota abortion law from taking effect.
Jackley says the state will instead proceed in litigating the
ultimate case merits.
A federal judge on June 30 granted Planned Parenthood's
preliminary injunction to block legislation requiring women seeking
abortions to face a three-day waiting period and undergo counseling
at pregnancy help centers that discourage abortion.
The law was passed by the 2011 legislature and signed by
Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard. It would have taken effect July 1
but is now suspended while the lawsuit proceeds.
Jackley says the state also is supporting two pregnancy health
centers' requests to intervene in the suit.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
AP-NY-07-26-11 1627EDT
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