South Dakota abortion ban vote

I wondered how this was playing out. I had specifically looked for polling on this matter. I do think that it is interesting that in a fairly conservative state that it is going this way. If I had to bet I think the numbers may be even higher. Lots of women and parents may not be willing to have that option disappear even if that isn't what they say in public. The polling booth is a private place.

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20...5600-4549r.htm

A South Dakota ballot measure to ban almost all abortions in the state is likely to fail by a wide margin, a new poll says.
Fifty-two percent of 800 likely voters said they would vote "no" next week on a law banning all abortions except to save the life of a mother, according to the poll, conducted for the Argus Leader newspaper in Sioux Falls, S.D.
An additional 42 percent of voters said they would vote "yes" for the ban, and 6 percent were undecided, according to the survey, which had a margin of error of 3.5 percent and was released in the newspaper's Sunday edition.
The poll shows that "voters are seeing through the campaign of misinformation and lies" from the ban's supporters, said Jan Nicolay, co-chairwoman of South Dakota Campaign for Healthy Families. "There is a growing consensus that we should keep all options open for women whose health is in jeopardy and for victims of rape and incest."
Leslee Unruh, campaign manager for VoteYesForLife .com, which supports the ban, said yesterday she's seen recent polls that "show us neck and neck."
"The only poll that counts is on Election Day, and we intend to win," she said, adding that if yard signs, bumper stickers and other signs of support are any indication, the VoteYesForLife side is winning.
Earlier this year, South Dakota lawmakers passed a law making it a criminal offense to perform an abortion except to save the life of the mother. The law, which was signed by Republican Gov. Michael Rounds, finds that "life begins at the time of conception" and that a pregnant mother and her unborn child "each possess a natural and inalienable right to life."
The law is on the ballot because South Dakota law allows a newly passed law to be put before the voters if enough signatures are collected asking for it.