Women's Rights Organizations Take On South Dakota Abortion Ban

For Immediate Release
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Women's Rights Organizations Take On South Dakota Abortion Ban

March 17, 2006

On March 6, South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds signed into law a statewide ban on abortion. The ban, which will go into effect in July, provides for exceptions only to save the life of a pregnant woman.

The March 21 press conference will include a major announcement by women's organizations in response to the ban, which is expected to be used by anti-choice activists to force the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v Wade.

The National Organization for Women, the Feminist Majority, the Black Women's Health Imperative, the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, the National Congress of Black Women, the National Women's Health Organization, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, and the National Council of Women's Organizations will respond to the ban on behalf of a large coalition of women's rights groups and millions of women across the country.
Who: Kim Gandy, President, National Organization for Women
Eleanor Smeal, President, Feminist Majority
E. Faye Williams, President, National Congress of Black Women
Terry O'Neill, Executive Director, National Council of Women's Organizations and representatives of other participating groups
What: Women's rights press conference in response to South Dakota abortion ban
When: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at 10:00 a.m.
Where: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, Washington, D.C.
First Amendment Room