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harm some women who need abortions for serious medical problems.
• However, Heineman said women facing medical emergencies are not subject to the three-day waiting period.
• Planned Parenthood did not testify at any of the legislative hearings on the bill.

The group issued a statement after the Senate vote, criticizing the measure and saying it caters to the weekend and holiday plans of staff at pregnancy help centers.
• "This bill has absolutely nothing to do with helping women. Instead, this bill is about further delaying women from having an abortion and protecting the convenience and schedules of crisis pregnancy centers -- a stunningly cynical use of the Legislature and of taxpayer dollars," Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota President Sarah Stoesz said in the statement.
• Opponents also have said that extending the three-day waiting period could cause hardships for some women who live far from the clinic and have to make separate trips to Sioux Falls for the initial clinic consultation, counseling session and

abortion procedure.
• Sen. Craig Tieszen, a Rapid City Republican, voted against the measure because he said the counseling should be done quickly, not delayed. "I think this bill moves in the wrong direction," Tieszen said.
• But Sen. David Omdahl said the delay makes sense. "This is about capital punishment, but it's an innocent life," the Sioux Falls Republican said.
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