The South Dakota Senate State Affairs Committee today killed an abortion ban bill on an eight-to-one vote.

After the vote, state Representative Gordon Howie of Rapid City, the measure's main sponsor, said he would try to have the full Senate consider the bill despite the committee's rejection.

State Senator Royal "Mac" McCracken, also of Rapid City, says he does not think there are enough votes in the Senate to take up the bill. McCracken is a member of the Senate State Affairs Committee,

Last week, the South Dakota House passed the measure 45-to-25. The bill would allow abortions only in cases of rape, incest, a threat of severe injury to a woman's health and to save a woman's life.

In November, South Dakota voters rejected a previous abortion ban that did not contain those exceptions.

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