was SD's abortion ban out this week to change the headlines?

[discopants]

Was South Dakota's abortion ban a project in the making that was planned to break this week or was it conveniently announced in all its wedginess to get the headlines off of *'s dismal poll numbers, Iraq's civil meltdown, the Indian nuke giveaway, the Dubai port mess...

[Tom Joad]

1. I think it was done to attack the rights of women. Some things are

plainer than you think.

[gumby]

2. no

womwn are not poll numbers.

[Che_Nuevara]

3. It's conveniently timed now that Alito and Roberts are on the bench,

but other than that, just a coincidence.