SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Contributions to South Dakota's fund to
defend abortion legislation have doubled thanks to one out-of-state
donation.
Joseph and Cynthia Brinck of Ohio donated $25,000 to the Life Protection
Subfund this summer. Previous year donations and interest brings
the fund's total to $63,000.
The Legislature created the fund to cover legal expenses for a
2005 abortion measure and any other future abortion-related laws.
The state has battled for six years with Planned Parenthood over
the 2005 state law. Planned Parenthood has also sued the state to
stop a law passed this year requiring a woman seeking an abortion
to wait 72 hours.
The South Dakota Attorney General's Office estimates that the
legal challenge to this year's law could cost $1.75 million to
$4.15 million.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
AP-NY-09-26-11 1502EDT
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