Republicans in South Carolina, Nebraska and South Dakota are stepping up their efforts to save abortions as North Dakota protects life.

… ! Doug Burgum, North Dakota’s governor, signed on Monday a fetal-heartbeat regulation that effectively bans all pregnancies of six weeks. Two other ostensibly progressive state legislatures, however, had the opportunity to condemn the ancient practice of infanticide. However they decided against it as the North Dakota legislature was taking the necessary steps. > >