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South Dakota is considered one of the most politically pro-life states in U.S. In 2004, a law to completely ban abortion failed to pass by one vote. The state’s Legislature passed five laws restricting abortion in 2005. In March 2006, the state passed a ban on all abortions, except to protect the life of the woman, sending the measure to the voters. However, in the 2006 midterm elections, the ban was defeated in a popular referendum vote.

Although the pro-life movement in the United States is generally associated with the Republican Party, this is not always the case. The Republican group The Wish List supports pro-choice Republican women just as EMILY’s List supports pro-choice Democratic women. And the Democrats for Life of America are a group of pro-life Democrats on the political left who advocate for a pro-life plank in the Democratic Party’s platform and for pro-life Democratic candidates. The late Robert Casey, a former two term governor of Pennsylvania, is among the most well-known pro-life Democrats. His son, Bob Casey, Jr. is now a pro-life Democratic US Senator. There are also Republicans who have taken stances in favor of allowing abortion, such as Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City and the late former President Gerald Ford.

In many nations, such as Canada, the nations of Europe, Australia, the nations of Asia and Africa, and even in the U.S. there are many on the economic left-wing and political centre who either have personal disagreements with abortion or who oppose legal abortions outright. Both groups generally consider themselves pro-life.