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 Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:43 pm Post subject: South Dakota Ousts Pro-Abortion Lawmakers |
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South Dakota Ousts Pro-Abortion Lawmakers
from staff reports
The statewide abortion ban became a rallying point.
Residents of South Dakota took a stand for life in this week's primary election by voting four lawmakers out of office who voted against an abortion ban. They were replaced by strong pro-life politicians.
State Sen. Stan Adelstein of Rapid City is one of those voted out. Chris Hupke, family policy councils representative for Focus on the Family Action, said the Republican lawmaker had been honored by Planned Parenthood for being pro-choice. Adelstein lost his reelection bid by 174 votes to conservative Elli Schwiesow.
"As a Republican, Adelstein is known as the most pro-abortion and pro-gay legislator in the state Legislature," Hupke said. "The great thing about Schwiesow is she ran as a Christian. She ran as a pro-life, family-values candidate and was very outspoken about her faith."
The other three lawmakers who voted against the abortion ban and were defeated were Clarence Kooistra, J.P. Duniphan and Duane Sutton.
Schwiesow is a board member of the South Dakota Family Policy Council. Robert Regier, executive director of the council, told Family News in Focus that liberal lawmakers had been hoping for a pro-abortion takeover.
"We got rid of Tom Daschle in '04 and we’re slowly getting rid of the liberal vestiges in both parties," he said. "It’s refreshing to see that pro-lifers in that party are finally making a stand to the point where it’s making even the Democratic party uneasy."
Lee Schoenbeck, South Dakota’s Senate leader, said it’s clear what the voters were saying.
"The bottom line is it’s about issues, and it’s about the policy we’re going to make," he said. "Citizens of our state spoke pretty strongly about their pro-life perspective."
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Visit the South Dakota Family Policy Council Web site.
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