Seriously, though, this tramples the doctor's first amendment right to free speech. And should anti-abortionists succeed in getting abortion outlawed, it will be the first time (but doubtful the last) that ANY American could be compelled by the government to make a medical decision that could threaten her life, for the sake of another human, in this case only a potential human, since many factors could keep the fetus from a live birth. In no other area can the government tell you what medical procedures on your own body to accept or decline. A very dangerous trend. Could a woman on chemotherapy, cholesterol or blood pressure medication or other drug treatment be forced to stop treating her own disease to increase the chances for her fetus? (Why not, if the fetus's rights are more important than the woman's?) Could we be forced to donate a kidney (by the same argument anti-abortionists use, if you don't, it's murder)?

First, creationism, now this.
Creationism is taught in LA and this law (which doesn't even pretend to have a connection to science and denies a woman's ability to reason) is effective in SD. Science and reason are losing on every front.
The separation of church and state is becoming dangerously blurred.

What's next – burning witches at the stake? Priests deciding the consittutionalty of laws? The Christian version of Sharia law? While we're out bringing democracy to the wrold, what's happening to ours?

Although I'm an atheist, I make a concerted effort to respect the religious nature of others – as long as they confine their beleifs to their own lives. . With this, however, these particular religious people have crossed the line, and I can't respect those who have no respect for others.

Just a short while ago, I relented and agreed to Obama's plan for a cooperative effort between government and faith based groups. Now, I'm reconsidering.
In some areas, if you give an inch, they take a mile.