A federal court on Thursday blocked (PDF) a new South Dakota law mandating 72-hour waiting periods and counseling sessions at a faith-based crisis pregnancy
“„Forcing a woman to divulge to a stranger at a pregnancy help center the fact that she has chosen to undergo an abortion humiliates and degrades her as a human being. The woman will feel degraded by the compulsive nature of the Pregnancy Help Center requirements, which suggest that she has made the “wrong” decision, has not really “thought” about her decision to undergo an abortion, or is “not intelligent enough” to make the decision with the advice of a physician. Furthermore, these women are forced into a hostile environment.