How Anti-Abortion Laws Violate the U.S. Constitution

There’s something even more sinister than restricting the reproductive rights of women in states like South Dakota -- and that is the fact that state legislators and governors who have sworn to faithfully uphold the Constitution of the United States are violating it.

As of yesterday morning, South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds signed into law, legislation that bans abortion in nearly all cases. Five other states are considering similar legislation -- legislation that is in conflict with the standards set by the Supreme Court. That means that those laws are unenforceable and in violation of the Constitution. Whether one is pro-life or pro-choice, no American should feel good about that.