South Dakota Abortion Task Force Revealed

Before Governor Rounds signed the abortion ban into law, an abortion task force was enlisted by the 2005 Legislative session.

A report was written. No one knows who wrote it. But one was written.

According to Dr. Marty Allison, "on the night before the last task force meeting, all of the members were sent copies of the report. The authors were not identified. Many members of the task force were unaware that a report was being written, and had no input as to what information would be included in it".

Allison, who was chairwoman of the task force, and anti-choice I might add, informs the nation of the truth of what occurred at the meetings. The recommendations given by the task force were completely biased, unrepresentative and tranparently subjective.

And let's not miss: Allison realized early into the meetings that there was a pre-determined outcome sought based on who was appointed. "The committee was “heavily weighted” with pro-life advocates".

Now, does that come as a surprise?
Are you telling me that anti-choice government officials wanting a certain outcome to "validate" future legislation appointed people they knew would deliberately omit pertinent information, write biased findings secretly, or "allow little room for discussion, tabling amendments as soon as they were proposed or immediately voting them down".

Sounds like the perfect bunch of equal representation.

Allison explains of the task force's findings “It should have been scientifically-based and objective. Instead it was very subjective and biased,” Allison said. “In reality, it was the personal opinion of a select few of the members, and it included false information not reflective, in my opinion, of the testimony we heard.”

Wait a second, Dr.
Are you telling me that Dr. Allen Unruh's editorial in the Dakota Voice on 12/05 is false?
Dr. Unruh, co-founder of the Abstinence Clearinghouse?
That when he says "It is all based on science" is arguable? Arguable because as Allison states "Testimonies of experts and witnesses who supported legalized abortions were not included in the report". So...who's science is he referring to?
And the wording he chose to describe women who testified as "women who have been victims of abortion" is subjective and biased?
That when he says "The task force was never intended to be stacked with a majority of those who consider themselves pro-choice. That would have put the wolves in charge of guarding the henhouse" is projecting subjective, preconceived, biased ideas?

I will agree with you Dr. Allen. In fact, I will go further: Dr. Unruh is a bag-o-douche and will therefor be referred to as Dr. bag-o-douche.

Here are some excerpts from Dr. Allen:

• Testimonies of experts and witnesses who supported legalized abortions were not included in the report, but Allison said that the task force did hear such testimony.

Hhm, how exactly does that support Dr. bag-o-douche's claims that both sides were represented equally? And based on science? Perhaps, but it was skewed and biased science.

• “That type of information was not in there. Rape and incest victims’ testimony was not included in the report. It didn’t correlate with the views of the authors, so they didn’t include it,” Allison said.

Hhm...can we say pre-determined? Can we say biased, subjective?

• “There was a lot of information omitted. And there was a footnote that said exceptions–like with rape and incest victims–were not considered. That’s false. We heard testimony and it was discussed.”

Hhm...again, pre-determined? Why lie about the testimony about rape and incest? Why lie and say it wasn't considered?...unless you had a PRE-DETERMINED OUTCOME to find.

Dr. bag-o-douche had this to say in his editorial, which I will gladly respond to:

"Most abortion decisions are made out of fear, panic, and most often some form of coercion. Planned Parenthood by its own admission provides no doctor with any degree to counsel young women. They have lay counselors trained only to sell abortions"

Ok, let's begin with his first claim. I have never seen the evidence that "most" abortion decisions are made by "some form of coersion". Is he basing this on the testimony of the sheep gathered from his Abstinence Clearinghouse? Coersion is bound to happen, but I will argue teeth and nail that this hardly happens "most" of the time.

Moving on.....correct. Planned Parenthood does not provide counselors with degrees. Just as your "crisis pregnancy centers" don't, nor your Abstinence Clearinghouse. But I suppose that is ok. It's always ok if you and your goons do it.

And lastly, publix sells food. Libraries have books. Gas stations pump gas. Abortion clinics provide abortions. I'm confused as to what you don't get. That's how it works..are you sure you're a doctor, Dr. bag-o-douche? So..yes, abortion clinics "sell" abortions. But I do love the word you picked, it was quite...predictable.

I have a word for you Dr. bag-o-douche: bend over.